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Old July 14th 07, 07:01 AM posted to misc.health.alternative,alt.support.attn-deficit,misc.kids.health,sci.med,talk.politics.medicine
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Default Reality and responsibility and our aversion to them

http://westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=907

Reality and responsibility and our aversion to them
by Sara Sedlacek · July 11, 2007

During the last several years I've noticed a trend beginning in our country
and it's only getting worse. Something which has always been a constant is
starting to be judged in the eye of the beholder. Reality is not in the eye
of the beholder. It is an immutable truth and altering perception cannot
alter reality.

In recent history, however, perception has become reality. The development
of anti-depressants and the ease of lawsuits have allowed people to believe
what they want, whether it's the truth or not.

One word I think we aren't hearing enough of lately is "responsibility".
Unless that word is used to say who isn't responsible and why the government
is responsible for something, it's very rare that word is used anymore.
There are several more words that have made it incredibly easy for people to
shirk responsibility. Let me lay a few out for you: Munchausen, ADHD,
alcoholism, addiction. These are all one-word excuses for people to avoid
taking responsibility for their own actions. A very small percentage of
people truly suffer from these afflictions but these buzz words have allowed
a large percentage of people to get away with more than the average,
responsible citizen. These words go right along with another word that I don't
like very much: fault.

It's not my fault I beat my children, I was abused when I was a kid. It's
not my fault I'm a drug addict, I got in with the wrong crowd. It's not my
fault I'm fat, McDonald's put a gun to my head and made me eat their food.
It's not my fault my kid can't sit still at school, it's ADHD and has
nothing to do with the Pepsi he had for breakfast with his Lucky Charms.

Since when has weakness become an admirable, desirable quality. Anyone who
admits to "just not being able to help myself" is admitting a weakness of
will. Do you like being that way? No? Then stop. Take control of yourself
and take responsibility for your actions. Toughen up!

This new American attitude delegates blame and avoids responsibility while
stuffing fear down our throats. And do you know who I blame? Not the
government. Not the media. Not the educational system. And not the French. I
blame each and every one of us.

I have taken responsibility for my actions. My actions, just like every
other American's actions, have lead to this point. The moment we welcomed
frivolity, materialism and greed into our homes was the moment we opened the
flood gates to those who would take advantage of it.

And how could we have done this without knowing it? We stopped paying
attention. We started letting other people tell us what's best for us. We
stopped taking care of ourselves and put that on the corporations and the
government.

We stopped paying attention to how we cared for our bodies. We started
eating fast food just a little too often and started watching television for
just a couple hours too long. We started to get sick and let our doctors
prescribe us a treatment rather than telling us what we're doing that's
causing us to become unhealthy.

Then we stopped caring about what we put in our minds. We allowed
information to be spoon-fed to us. We allowed ourselves to be scared by what
we heard on the news but never bothered to look further to find the real
truth behind it. We also allowed ourselves to become obsessed with the
filthy rich, filthy famous and the just plain filthy. We've forgotten to pay
attention to the truly important things and have become apathetic to the
things that really matter. Things like education, government and truth.
Things like our neighbors, our friends and our families.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, now is not the time to stop
paying attention. Now is the best time to reevaluate and snap out of this
zombie-like state. Take responsibility for your actions because it's nobody's
fault but your own.


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Old July 14th 07, 01:51 PM posted to misc.health.alternative,alt.support.attn-deficit,misc.kids.health,sci.med,talk.politics.medicine
The One True Zhen Jue
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Default Reality and responsibility and our aversion to them

On Jul 14, 2:01 am, "Jan Drew" wrote:
http://westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=907

Reality and responsibility and our aversion to them



Manuel was responsible for horrible, violent crimes. Jan makes
excuses for him and goes so far to say it wasn't his fault that he
committed violent crimes. Now, she posts this drivel.

Well, Jan, which is it? Is Manuel a violent piece-of-**** or are you
making him out to be the victim? How are his victims doing, Jan?

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Old July 24th 07, 05:53 AM posted to misc.health.alternative,alt.support.attn-deficit,misc.kids.health,sci.med,talk.politics.medicine
stan
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Default Reality and responsibility and our aversion to them

On Jul 14, 2:01 am, "Jan Drew" wrote:

One word I think we aren't hearing enough of lately is "responsibility".
Unless that word is used to say who isn't responsible and why the government
is responsible for something, it's very rare that word is used anymore.
There are several more words that have made it incredibly easy for people to
shirk responsibility. Let me lay a few out for you: Munchausen, ADHD,
alcoholism, addiction. These are all one-word excuses for people to avoid
taking responsibility for their own actions. A very small percentage of
people truly suffer from these afflictions but these buzz words have allowed
a large percentage of people to get away with more than the average,
responsible citizen. These words go right along with another word that I don't
like very much: fault.

It's not my fault I beat my children, I was abused when I was a kid. It's
not my fault I'm a drug addict, I got in with the wrong crowd. It's not my
fault I'm fat, McDonald's put a gun to my head and made me eat their food.
It's not my fault my kid can't sit still at school, it's ADHD and has
nothing to do with the Pepsi he had for breakfast with his Lucky Charms.

Since when has weakness become an admirable, desirable quality. Anyone who
admits to "just not being able to help myself" is admitting a weakness of
will. Do you like being that way? No? Then stop. Take control of yourself
and take responsibility for your actions. Toughen up!



Sorry, folks (old, new, consistent and intermittant)! I know
I'm feeding the beast, but my ulterior motive is reconnecting with
a.s.a-d. Saw the tired, old, cliche'd, *OBNOXIOUS* "take yourself by
the bootstraps" tirade above and thought I'd remind the author how
unhelpful and uninsightful and unoriginal such AM radio claptrap
really is. Btdtbttsacgara! (Been there, done that, bought the T-
shirt and couldn't give a rat's ass!). TTFN!

-stan

Any replies from old friends, feel free to send them to
- I can get THOSE emails from my phone! WOO
HOO!


 




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