What Have We Done?
Today’s news of the big “Federal Bailout” to prevent or just put a small roadblock in the way of the depression that might be just down the road is the beginning to an Wall Street CEO’send. It’s an end of a way of life and an idea that business is generally done between honest people and honest CEO’s and capitalism is generally a good thing and promotes freedom and benevolence around the world. This idea on this day, at least for me went 
dark.
Maybe it’s my idealism or patriotism that has kept me holding strong to my beliefs that our country is good, fair and honest and so are the people in it and every thing about it. Yes, we have strayed from our founding fathers foundation of Judeo-Christian beliefs that kept the fiber of family and society together by basic rights and wrongs. Our society in its infancy and at its core was based mainly on the Bible and its teaching of right and wrong. And if we’re not following the Bible as our guide through life what are we following, Hollywood, sitcoms, porn, neighbors, college professors, parents that have checked out, musicians or politicians.
It saddens me that for the most part it’s business as usual and most of this will be just another news story for now. The realism of what just happened today won’t sink in for most until the unraveling really begins. So until then make sure you go out and catch the latest comedy from Hollywood with its political overtones or watch your favorite sitcom lineup. Maybe you should instead take your kid out for an ice cream tonight or go for a walk on the beach with your spouse or companion. There will be a tomorrow but not a tomorrow in a country that I recognize. It has truly changed. I say in the title, What Have We Done, because we are America, all of us. Ignoring these signs or just thinking someone else is taking care of it has put us in a position I personally thought this country would never be in. I also remember when I first starting blogging on Active Rain just over 1 year ago. The market in my area was declining fast and problems were on the horizon here and in many other areas of the country. What worried me then and still worries me now is that very few Real Estate Agents were writing posts about the real stuff. There were then and still are now many “FLUFF” posts that are sadly just self aggrandizing which to me is a wasted opportunity to advise the public on what’s going on.
I remember commenting on posts, which I rarely do now, and having my comments deleted by the poster or belittled and made fun of because it didn’t follow the agenda of the post that was written. It was a shame and showed me the “Read my Bog and agree with it or else” mentality that ran the day on AR. For me Active Rain is a tool to educate my clients and potential clients and tell them about my services and listings. All comments welcome unless they have foul language.
All of this being said, if today was not your wake up call like it was for me. Lift your head up from your computer, skip the normal routine and take a good look around. You just might not see what you thought was there. Wall Street CEO’s have just robbed us blind and there’s nothing we can do about it.
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