Go Away

After trying to avoid it for many weeks now I feel as though the time has come for me to chime in on the people taking up space in every major city of the country. I really fought myself on this post because quite frankly these idiots don't deserve my, or anyone else's attention for that matter. Like most everything going on in this country right now, you either support the cause of these folks or you simply don't. For those of you who haven't noticed by now, I do not support them one bit. Many will say that I am against them because of my rather conservative views on life and in all honesty my decision to turn the other cheek to the occupiers came not from politics but from one small gift which I have possessed from childhood: COMMON SENSE.

The thing which really perplexes me about this whole situation is just how easy it was for people to give up on their purpose and simply join "the movement." I come from a small coastal town in which most of the residents are employed in a tourist related business and have about four months to earn profits which will sustain them for the year. While this area is somewhat desolate in the winter time one thing which I have learned in my years here is the sense of community which we all find within each other when we band together. It can be argued that this is exactly what the occupiers are doing in cities like New York, Miami and Seattle however the truth is quite the opposite. A sense of community is helping a neighbor carry in groceries, lending a hammer and nails to the guy down the street or volunteering on your local first aid squad or fire company. Communities are not built from tent cities filled with illness, drug use, rape and an overall uselessly insane lifestyle. Referring back to my original point on how this all just happened... Many who read this blog go to school, some work and the majority of you probably do or have done both. How these people could just up and leave their lives is beyond me but I guess that is due in part to the fact that they probably didn't have a life to begin with. I have no problem stopping to help a neighbor, but leaving my daily responsibilities for an undefined purpose is just childish.

With the holiday season approaching it will be interesting to see if they take a winter recess. Maybe a secret Santa is in order?... Gifts like shampoo, clean clothes and a job would be much appreciated for these fiends. Oh wait, they don't have running water so nix the first idea.

The real losers in this battle are the business owners in lower Manhattan and places alike who have done nothing but actually create jobs and try to turn a profit yet their business will now suffer. Who would want to travel to these areas and see these people? The smell is foul, the attitude is sour and quite frankly I don't think anyone gives a damn anymore. While I'll be the first to admit that we have problems in this country the anger is not being directed to the right places. Go check out the White House, SEC and Federal Reserve and tell me where the real crime is.

So my message to the flea baggers is as follows: Go home. Your families miss you, you need to work, sitting on your ass won't get you a job and to be honest no one besides those who watch MSNBC really give a damn about anything you do. Take your drug use, rape and other horrific practices back to your caves and remain there forever. Simply put, go away.

Capt. ~P