America: How long will we remain capitalist?

In our ever changing world, cultures and ideals change as the peoples needs become different. Currently the United States is extremely materialistic and lives to work. It seem our only goal in life is to buy flashy items to somehow show off to the people we interact with daily, but there's something that isn't working, we're becoming a very sad nation. Happiness can be a very powerful emotion and the people in Europe have been finding this more important than possessing objects. Within the near future the United States will hit the threshold and we will change from a live to work nation to a work to live. Take a look at Finland or Denmark. Do you think there's a reason they're some of the happiest country on earth? They don't have to worry about a declining infrastructure, or about going bankrupt because of a greedy medical system. When Americans realized taxes can be a good thing and spending the extra money on good and services produced and provided by their own country then we can finally make a step in the positive direction.

Illinois Concealed Carry

Well that time has finally came will Illinois will (soon) give its population the ability to carry a concealed weapon. Now I think if a person wants to carry a gun and has the adequate training they should be able to but the fact is this: the point of this law isn't to get people to carry weapons, it's to make the people who are illegally carrying weapons with the purpose of committing a crime think twice about doing something as there might be someone around who can legally take them out. This law will hopefully make some people think twice.

Just a random thought. Took me 35 mins to write the 359 words that define my life.

(please pause after each sentence to think about what it says exactly.) Think of yourself sitting in your chair. Now think about every event in your day until this exact moment. Now think of a neighbor you know from a friends or roommates from a description but you have never meet this person(i.e. landlord, cousin, brother, etc). Now think of what they did exactly today. Maybe they got up early, worked out, went to work, whatever. Now think of all the people that live on your street. The actual number(parents, children, friends). Now think of all the people in your block or neighborhood. That's a huge number for the mind to comprehend but it's such a small number when it comes to the number in your city, state, country, planet, universe. Each life effects each others lives yet they we are completely insignificant to the vast number of people, not to mention the extreme number of people that have died yet have no importance to our lives. It's pretty sad how small and unimportant our lives are and it really makes me think the only way to live is from day to day, year to year, and help as many people and gain as many friendships as we possible can. That is truly the meaning of life. Friends, families, memories, and being a person that goes out of the way to help anyone regardless of what they look like. Simple gestures such as holding the door open for the person walking behind you, or slowing down in your car or stopping for a second to let the person on the street parallel park. A person sould care about everyone in their world because when it comes down to it, if your rich or poor, one day you will die. It may be from a gun shot or a heart attack. Once your dead, all that money is your account is gone. memories - gone. Everything. Gone. Please, forgive, forget, move on, say your sorry, regain a friendship, a family member... whoever... wherever... Life is literally so short whatever you do it comes down to being someone that enjoys each action they do and the people the come in contact with. FUCK

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Gun Control and Mass Murder

Because gun violence is so prominent in America, every time there is a shooting spree people go up in arms about how banning weapons would solve this problem. Unfortunately, the majority of American are illogical and don't realize this would be worse scenario. When alcohol became a problem in the United States the first solution to this problem was prohibition. When this happened the demand for alcohol increased and the product that was coming out was usually quite harmful, containing toxic chemicals. America hasn't been the only country to try and outlaw alcohol and prohibition didn't last long for them either. Guns are everywhere, they can't be thrown to the ground and destroyed like a bottle of booze. Criminals will always have firearms and if the government were to take them away from people who follow the laws of the land, they will be completely defenseless to the people who need defending. The only course of action is to allow professionals, citizens, teachers, ceo's, the busboy at your favorite restaurant, EVERYONE, to carry a weapon. Just imagine if a teacher could carry a weapon. The only course of action is to allow open carry for all citizens who can get a foid card and complete a psychological evaluation. Problem solved.

Just as I Thought I Lost All Hope

Today, it finally happened.
http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Court-strikes-down-Illinois-concealed-carry-law-4108504.php

Within 180 days, Illinois residents will finally have the opportunity to legally carry a firearm. Growing up in a small farming now, I was introduced to hunting at a young age and have always enjoyed firing weapons. Now that I'm in Chicago and I see the type of people walking around, carrying a firearm has never been more of a self fulfilling idea. The crime alerts my college issues, pretty much weekly, always involve the student being on the wrong end of the barrel and being defenseless. In one of the most violent cities in America it's finally time of this change to come.

Voting and its unimportance.. If you're living in a solid state.

This is the first year I've actually been interested and I've come to a harsh realization. Voting in Illinois is basically useless. Illinois has been a Democratic state for quite a long time and if you really think voting for anyone other than a Democrat I think you're just wasting your time. The President isn't elected by popular vote so it only seems that voting is important if you're in a swing state. Now I think Obama would be the best candidate for the next term but I think I'm just going to enjoy my birthday weekend and let the Democratic city of Chicago handle this state for me! Thanks Chicago!

An Inconvenient Truth

Today I watched An Inconvenient Truth for the first time and I have to say I was quite impressed. It seems as if many people make fun of Al Gore and say he "created" global warming but I have come to the conclusion that those said people are quite ignorant. Pollution and the overall mistreatment of our environment is a very serious issue and I suggest that you, me and everyone on Earth do what they can. I've been recycling my aluminum cans for many years now and I think it has been my subconscious first step. Check out this website to learn more about what you can do to help the environment.
http://www.climatecrisis.net/