To vote or not to vote...that is the question

I found the last video to be very interesting because it talked about one of the issues and topics that I've actually thought much about myself. Should someone who knows nothing about the candidates vote aimlessly? There are some people out there who are voting because Obama or Palin is attractive...or that well Obama seems to know what he's talking about...so I'll go vote for him. Do we really benefit from those kind of voters who are simply "carrying out their civil duty"?? In my opinion, yes we should all take the opportunity of the freedom we have to vote, but only if you have a reason why you're voting for that person. It is our responsibility as American citizens to research and inform ourselves about each candidate so that we can make a reasonable decision about each one. But if you don't take that responsibility, then do not go out and vote and take it as something lightly. I think voting for the next leader/president is a very serious thing. It would be better if commercial ads included "research & inform yourself about each candidate" rather than just "go out and vote". It makes sense doesn't it?

And then there are the few people who do not even think that their vote will count. I've talked to some people recently who think that voting is stupid and rigged. I just laugh at them, but then later on think...hmm could that be true? But no I really don't think so. Well I have been keeping up with the debates and to be honest, I am one of those who are still undecided. The issues I am looking at are abortion, stem-cell research, the war, and the economy. There are so many different issues to pay attention to. And quite frankly neither Obama or Mccain really appeal to me. A lot of people are focusing on the economy and who's going to fix it for us, but I am also holding on to my Christian values. Yes, America is already pretty corrupt, (and i'm not sure if I'm the only one who believes that)...but I want a president who holds the same values as me. I will continue to keep researching and finding out more about both candidates so that I will be ready to come to a decision on November 4th, but right now I am still undecided.

9/11 Conspiracy

Wow! I'm sort of in a daze and at a loss of words after watching those three clips of the Zeitgeist. It really leaves you wondering what is really going on in the world and this thing we called "government". I am very well aware that the government keeps a whole lot of stuff from the American people. For all we know, they feed us with lies and tell us only what they want us to believe. Yet, we live in a "free" country right?

Well the Zeitgeist film really opens your eyes and allows you to see things in a very different light. The religion clip was quite eye-opening for me. I am a Christian, and I have always been told that Jesus Christ is the only one that died and rose again. The bible says so and I firmly believe in it. How is it that I have never heard of these things that the film talks about...such as all the similarities between different prophets or "gods" or the sun. It is very interesting, but I'm not really swayed by it. It kind of left me uncertain of what to think. However, since I hold my religious beliefs very closely to me, I am a bit skeptical of what the film claims about religion, but it does make me sort of what to look a little more into it.

Alright, now the 9/11 portion of the movie...this was a bit hard for me to watch. The very beginning of the clip was the hardest. Hearing the sound of an explosion and seeing the plane crash into the building over and over and over again...just broke my heart. It was intense. However, the whole theory that the government had planned this whole attack was not new to me. There is this film called Loose Change, which can be found on youtube, which also goes into detail about the government's conspiracy behind 9/11. I watched it about 3 years ago and have a burned copy of the DVD. I was a bit skeptical about the whole thing, but after watching Zeitgeist, it leaves me thinking that maybe this is true. The only question I have though about the film is that it mentioned that Bush was meeting with the Bin Laden family the morning of the attack, yet I thought he was in an elementary school reading to some kids?? I KNOW there was footage and evidence that he was there when the attack happened, but then how was he in the meeting with the Bin Laden family? Or maybe that was earlier before he was with the elementary kids?? I have no idea. But this film really does make you wonder. What kind of country do we really live in? It's scares the heck out of me! It doesn't feel like we live in a free country...I mean yes we do have freedom, but I feel like we are controlled by a government that keeps secrets from us. But if you think about it, honestly what can the people do?? is there anything we CAN do about our government and all the lies and secrets?