Enough is Enough

                                         Public Address

So many people have fallen victim in today's reality, especially in The United States of America. We have turned from a nation of goods to a nation of consumption with a gluttony for anything that isn't our earthly, personal and familial responsibilities. Things like alcohol, carbonated soft drinks, or the current hyped up sport, all become something that we shove down our own throats without resistance. The work week starts and we look around, hardly noticing the mess in the kitchen or the film coating the toilet. We begin to accept the lesser of a living standard, and in a lot of cases the removal of standards all together. People are being brainwashed to buy, buy, buy, and to save things that we are convinced have a monetary value- or that will have a monetary value in the future. (Get your collectors cup at your favorite fast food joint, NOW).

           Well, has anyone stopped to ask why these things have no value NOW? We have all become indentured to a system where we must earn money to spend on products that we are programmed to believe we need. These are almost all detrimental to something or someone somewhere, if not ourselves. For instance, the Earths waters are being used to cool reactors that generate cheap energy for the supplier for nothing but profit. They do not care about your energy needs OR YOUR BUDGET. We have sold out in that respect alone.

           When our jobs were outsourced to other countries, some lost their homes, having to move in with friends or family. Our elderly are having to sell their accumulated assets and possessions to keep from losing their homes, finally losing their homes for the sake of healthcare.

           We cut the throats of our younger generation by taking the jobs that they relied on to get their lives started as CONSUMERS when our jobs were outsourced.

           We are so busy playing the money game that we lost touch with the reality of the value of goods that we take for granted. We never think about the farmer and his family that prepared the soil, or any of the work involved in fighting pestilence, harvesting, shipping the items to plants to process them. So what it only cost a few dollars. What about the dollars and sweat and blood and tears that went into growing the sugar beets, flour, rice, beans, meats or whatever the goods are, that are carelessly wasted, spilled and brushed off onto the ground, floor or into the trash, as if it was nothing?
 We do it everyday without a second thought. We have lost respect across the board. We are now too busy being consumed with the distractions that are fed to us to see the damages and the many important repercussions. Our Great Lakes are changing for the worse but no one has taken notice that we are changing the temperature of them with the reactors that are USING them. Our houses are largely out of order. Our families are largely out of order. Our attitudes are out of order. Our hearts are out of order. Our communities are out of order. Everything is out of order. We are so busy working and indulging ourselves in worthless things that we cannot make a comprehensive decision at the voting polls. We need to fight this war by taking control of our dollars. Cancel the gym memberships and just get off of our butts. Cancel the cable with the worthless PROGRAMMING and reruns that we have already wasted time watching, and take back your money. Stop the train. Where are we today? What has YOUR life become? Do not let the corporations rob you of your quality time and your memory making time with your loved ones. Stop letting our children be robbed of the love they need to live a quality life. The war is on and it isn't with some over heated fools in the Middle East. The war is against you. The target is your dollar and your time. We are all becoming victimized in the end. Take a moment to care about something today, PLEASE.

Thank You for Your Time.

Zachery S Polk