Politically;
I side with Republicans and Conservatives on most things, some exceptions being: Gay Marriage, if you can find happiness in this world, who am I to get in your way; I do believe that abortion is justifiable in certain cases, rape victims, victims of any type of sexual assault, if the child would be born into a bad environment
Wasn't an overly huge fan of George W. Bush Jr., but to be honest, the situation he had to deal with and how he handled it, a lot of people may not agree with, but I can and do respect the actions he took as far as things go in the Middle East.
Barack Hussein Obama II, I'll be bluntly honest, his Marxist political views could lead to a socialist country, I don't see eye to eye with him on pretty much any of his policies or how he is handling things. However, he is the president of our nation, like him or hate him, I do respect the man for the difficulties him and every president before him has had to deal with.
Religiously;
Here's the one that will probably confuse people like no other, my religious views are a hybrid of Catholicism, Christianity, Druidism, Celtic mythology. The easiest way I can think to explain my views is that, I view religion as something to believe in and put your faith in, but that it's not simply restricted by a mere title placed upon it. If anyone would ever like me to explain how that mix of faiths goes together, you are more than welcomed to ask, I may even post something up here sometime about it.
Life In General;
Simply put, I like living my life, it's not to complicated, it's not warped and distorted by drama, people show me mutual respect and I do the same to them out of common courtesy, I'll listen to anyone's views and be respectful about it... but yelling your opinion or getting in my face telling me I'm wrong without any justification, not a good route to go. ^_^ So simply put, if I'm wrong about something, believe me when I say, 'Call me on it', I'd rather be wrong and corrected than look like a pure fool. Just be sure to show me information that shows me that I was wrong, that's all I ask.
*Abortion--You had to know I was going to go there. :D Your opinions are your opinions and I'm probably the minority now aday, but a lot of us are born into unfavorable environments. The trick is to overcome and be a positive member of society regardless. Buddists believe that we are all given "tasks" to complete in this lifetime in order to become fully enlightened and reach nirvana. What if that soul's task was to do just that? Now, if you have aborted your child you have deprived that soul of acheiving what they were sent her for. Pagans believe something similar.
ReplyDeleteJust something for you to consider. . . I love a good discussion. Keep it up!
That is true. If you look through history, you can find people who have done great things, that came from a hostile or negative environment.
ReplyDeleteI'll go with 2 good examples, that both defend your point. ^_^ yes, I'm working against myself right now... give me a bit though, haha.
Claude Monet and Leonardo da Vinci. da Vinci was an illegitimate child of a wealthy notary man and a peasant woman. He was able to receive some education and even able to work with a very talented painter named Verrocchio. So he was given good opportunities and it paid off for him.
Claude Monet, didn't come from a bad background, his father had a grocery business and his mother a singer. He got stuck though with the good old, "Nay Sayer" negativity courtesy of his father. Add on his mother dying when he was 16, could make a man a little jaded. But, as you said 'Gypsy' ^_^, "The trick is to overcome and be a positive member of society regardless", which his work in helping to found French Impressionist painting is a testament to his work and effort to ignore the good old nay sayers trying to keep a man down and restricted.
Ok, now that I've thoroughly destroyed my argument, haha, lets see if I can rebuild it, just some what. Ah this is gonna take a bit of work.
Someone who had a negative, bad environment, or horrible child hood... did something great with their life... and it caused problems on a very large scale... bit more of a rarity to find...
*thinking, looking, researching*
I found one, that almost fits that criteria. See if you can guess who this is, some facts about them as a young child;
Loved playing cowboys and indians,
Went to a catholic school and even sang in the church choir,
Wanted to be a priest,
Liked taking singing lessons,
He was close to his mother,
He wanted to grow up to be an artist and go to a classical highschool
Now for the not so good facts;
His authoritarian father beat him,
His younger brother Edmund died of the measles when he was only 10,
His father tried to force his life upon him causing a lot of conflict,
His father's business in farming and beekeeping failed affecting the families financial well being,
His father deprived him of his dreams of being an artist by sending him to technical school,
His father passed away when he was only 14...
This not so good childhood, resulted in millions of deaths, lots of oppression, a contribution to a not so favored style of government...
Do you know who this poster child to counter such people as da Vinci and Monet is... he's just as famous if not more famous than the both of them combined.
The answer is... Adolf Hitler. ^_^ Can you imagine how the world would be if Hitler never existed? Nazi's may not have received as much attention or been as organized, and their government style may have gone by the way side over time without as much conflict. Granted, those are complete hypotheticals, but eh, it's a strong example that works as a defense.
He's an example of a bad child hood, lacking the will to 'overcome and be a positive member of society'. He turned around and tried to destroy a society and commit near genocide against the Jewish people. I'm kind of curious, if Hitler's father wouldn't of been so negative and abusive... could Hitler of been another Monet, da Vinci, Picasso even...
... ugh, this sucks, I typed up about 2 pages defending your point and proving mine using Leonardo da Vinci, Claude Monet, and Adolf Hitler. Tried to post it, and it said the text was to large so I lost all of it... :(
ReplyDeleteThe idea of what I wrote was tied into what you said about 'The trick is to overcome and be a positive member of society regardless.' How da Vinci and Monet both did as you said, but Hitler who had a much rougher childhood didn't. Btw, did you know, he wanted to be a priest, went to catholic school, enjoyed being in the choir and taking singing lessons, and like a lot of little kids loved playing Cowboys and Indians? Hell, he even wanted to grow up to be an artist and go to a classical high school. His authoritarian and abusive overbearingly controlling father kinda messed things up though. Along with the death of his little brother when he was 10.
YES!!! I just refreshed the page and there's my text. HAHAHA!!!! thank you blog spot for keeping it. ^_^
ReplyDeleteEveryone has some trouble in their lives. My family is full of abuse. Your definition of a bad childhood and my definition are very different. My mother suffered some abuse and I suffered some. Know where we are now? Healthy, college grads, good parents. . . There is only 1 Adolph Hitler. Besides, kids born out of abuse have the chance to stop the cycle. Answer this one, holy man, why should the children pay for the sins of the father? Don't want a baby that looks like your attacker? Then give it up. There are lots of families who want babies.
ReplyDeleteHoly man... haha, I'm anything but. ^_^ The only thing I can think to say as far as, 'Why should the children pay for the sins of the father?' the only reason that there would be is because the father does everything he can to force his children to pay for his sins for as long as he can. The feel like the world has done them wrong and there for they should be able to return the favor to someone else. Kind of a venting mechanism, 'A' had a rough childhood, therefor when he grew up, he decided to put through 'A Jr.' through the same hell because he had to go through it. So glad that's not the case all the time, but unfortunately it does happen from time to time.
ReplyDeleteIt leaves me wondering, does anyone really care? I hear about CPS going out and taking kids, and it sounds like a bit of a hit and miss. Hell, add on to that the treatment that some foster kids are forced to go through, some do get nice lifes, I'm not saying they don't, but again, there's that part of the population that's got a vendetta they want to take out or are completely manipulative individuals who could care less about children and just want one for the sake of having one.
And just to be clear, so no one reads this thinking I'm a heartless individual, not all kids raised in abusive families do the same to their children, in fact, if anything they're probably more likely to be more understanding and nurturing going with the focus of giving their child what they didn't have.
Also, not all foster children are treated badly, for a lot of them, their living conditions make a severe upgrade, but there are still those people out there who should never be trusted with another life.
btw, 'Gypsy' if this is upsetting you or pissing you off, let me know, and I'll back off. I am thankful though for your posts on here, it's forcing me to think and keep developing ideas and the one thing I've needed to work on badly, trying to explain or convey my ideas in a reasonable, respectful (or at least close to ^_^) way, and just having to learn more and more. (Yes, I've been doing research trying to learn more and more to help build on what I'm saying... got a long, long, long ways to go, but I'm trying to improve)
ReplyDeleteSo in short, thank you ^_^
Continual learning is what gives life purpose. Never stop. :D
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