god and/or guns?
And it’s not surprising then (that) they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.
— Barack Obama
This is an interesting “give a man a fish” statement. Yes, the bitterness is “not surprising.” Little should surprise anyone anymore. “The devil made me do it,” as it were. And I suppose there are things that I could blame my frustrations on. At the end of the day (perhaps it should be the beginning of the day), however, what I should say to myself is “what am I going to do going forward?” Will I sit and stew over my predicament? Will I find my way into drug abuse, alcoholism, or violence? Will I become another welfare recipient? Will I expect God, the police, the government, the church, etc to come and save me?
Or will I get over myself, realize that I am responsible for not only the vast majority of my problems, but 100% of what I’m going to do to fix things, and make it happen?
Is there a way that our government can bring about this mindset, rather than just ultimately paying everyone off for their votes and their silence?