Government Shut Down

Thought the course of this class I have learned a thing or two that I did not know about our government. This blog has allowed me to chronicle the things I have learned with different articles and editorials and comments from other classmates. After writing about others peoples points of view I am going to give you mine.

For the past almost 10 years our economy has gone down hill. Gas prices and the cost of living have gone up while the job market and pay have gone down. It has been a struggle finding a balance for the two. President Obama promised change when he was running for office and we got change all right… I just don’t think it was in a good way. The Government was having such a struggle balancing out the budget this year they almost had to shut down! When the Government shuts down all non essential things cease.  Things like the fire department and police will still be up and running but all other federal jobs stop functioning like national parks IRS. This threatened the jobs of about 800,000 people. They would be forced to take unpaid leave until things were back in working order. The military would still be working and earning wages but when they received checks would be a different story. The Republicans were holding up the bill that would allow the federal government to be funded and things to run as normal. Luckily at the last minuet things were passed and we avoided a shut down.

With all the things up on the list for the budget some things we could have done without and money could have been shifted around to better fund other things.  It seems the talk of the town these days always has to do with money.  The government controls lots of other things in our lives but people only seem to care about money and the gas prices. I can’t say I blame them. You pay an arm and a leg for gas already and the price just keeps climbing!  Maybe the government should make a shift and learn to be less dependant on oil from other countries so people can actually afford to drive to work.   This shift in priorities has everyone thinking backwards.

Islamaphobia

 Islamaphobia seems like a really silly word when you think about it.  Our world is full of constant reminders what we are in a war in the Middle East.  There is not a day that goes by when something does not remind you of our predicament. 

I must say that the author of this editorial did an excellent job. To back up the explanation of their title they went into detail about when it meant to them. The examples given are real life situations that we as Americans face every day.  The unnecessarily forceful pat downs at the air port, even the constant state of alertness everyone is in.  With all the bad things associated with this there is no wonder people think of the Middle East in a negative way.  We as a country have negative feelings towards the Middle East because of the actions of a few people. I think the author of this editorial makes an excellent point when saying “These feelings however are often not directed at the appropriate sources and the burden of our blame falls on innocent victims:  the Islamic community.”

There is much evidence from all different time periods to support the statement about innocent victims. We have seen much of the same examples during WW II.  The author did a great job providing proof to back up the claims being made.  The closing of the article has strong meaning “It is time for the American public to have faith in the American public, because ultimately, Muslim Americans are Americans too, who fight for, defend, and love our country.” 

Overall I think this was an excellent article very well written and supported. The only thing I would have liked to have seen is the articles where information was taken from. This is all good support and evidence of the claims but where did you find this information.