I'm almost afraid to respond to your post, but I'm going to try to work my way down this laundry list. This is going to be very generalized and I'm a redneck from Texas so keep that in mind.
The War on Terror
First of all 19 out of 20 of the Hijackers were Saudi Arabians. We need to develop our own energy supply. We have a lot of oil and massive amounts of coal and natural gas. We should also use more nuclear power. This should all be regulated, but the environmentalists need to get the hell out of the way. Bottom line is we need to stop sending our money to the oil producing countries of the Middle East.
The War on Poverty
Too much welfare makes people weak and lazy. Able bodied people need to work for what they get. If nothing else, people who are receiving welfare checks should be picking up litter on the highways. If they have kids they need to take care of, let them take care of their kids in government child care centers while other people are picking up litter on the highways. I have no problem sterilizing people who have proven themselves criminally unfit to be parents. Bottom line is that desire and education are the only real solutions to poverty.
The War on Illiteracy
Almost everything is dependant on education. Because of this many people believe that schools are supposed to teach everything. The result of trying to teach everything are students that learn virtually nothing. The purpose of school is not to teach people to like each other The purpose of school is to teach people how to earn a living. People have to be able read and write to fill out an employment application. Basic arithmetic is essential. Schools must offer choices to students who are going to follow trade, technical, or professional careers. Bottom line is that if schools do this everyone will have greater opportunity and people will like each other better.
The War on Racism
First and foremost is that people cannot be forced to like anyone. Prejudicial treatment of people who have the money to buy what they want or the smarts to do what they want is unacceptable. Race however is not an excuse. All the slaves are dead and all their masters are dead too. Quotas are a detriment to those they are intended to serve. If I ever have heart surgery, I don't want to wonder if my doctor is only a doctor because he fit a quota profile. Bottom line is that when everyone starts taking responsibility for their own lives irrespective of race, people will respect people who do the same irrespective of race.
The War on Cancer
Many cancers and health problems today are a direct result of the modern world. Food preservatives and pesticides are major culprits. However, what we have beats the hell out of the alternatives of food poisoning and starvation. By the year 2020 there are going to be more than 9 billion people on this planet. More research should be done on cancer and other diseases. The bottom line is that we spend more money on health care than anyone else in the world, but the vast majority is on the last six months of life and we should be spending more money on younger people where we can get more bang for the buck.
The War on Drugs
Drug laws are a failure. More than half of all arrests are drug and alcohol related. More than half of all convicts are drug offenders. Murders and violent criminals are actually released from prison to make room for drug offenders. The illegal sale of drugs funds organized crime and terrorism. Drugs should be legalized, taxed, and people who use hard drugs should be registered. Bottom line is that some people are self destructive and if they kill themselves it is no great loss, but if they commit crimes while on drugs execute them or lock them up and don't let them out.
The War on Crime
If our prisons aren't bloated with drug offenders we will have more room for violent criminals and thieves. To hell with rehabilitation. Prison is for people who willfully harm or steal from others. Murders should never be released from prison. If they're 10 years old and a murderer, I don't care. Lock them up too. Rapists with positive DNA analyses should never be released from prison. If you are a thief, 3 strikes and you're out and never release them from prison. Executives who have stolen millions of dollars should be stripped of their wealth and sent to Huntsville prison in Texas to be corn holed and never release them from prison. Bottom line is that prisons are not for rehabilitation. They are for separating the worst from among us and most of them need to stay there.
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