As a reasonable person who pays attention to politics and the history of political elections, I understand that negative advertisements work. I understand Romney's constant barrage of negative ads because I understand he wants to win. My dissapointment is not so much with the way Romney proceeds with his campaign but more so with the fact that our society can be persuaded by a 60 second commercial repeated over and over.
The fact that so many people base their decisions on what they hear in a 60 second time span speaks volumes about what our society has become. A society that daily looses free thinking Americans who are quickly replaced with those who don't mind being told what to think and do. On the Statue of Liberty's Pedestal it reads "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Every day another American is convinced by their government that they need to be protected. Every day a person with unimaginable potential resigns to the idea that they cannot succeed due to their race, gender or social status. Who gives them this idea? Those who claim to be their defenders and only hope. Government, Democrats, Liberals and unfortunately the elite liberal media who pretends to support the less fortunate while supporting policies that perpetuate poverty.
Conservatives are not interested in politicians looking to buy their vote because their vote is not for sale. We accept the personal responsibility that can result in failure or imeasurable success. But we will not sell our childrens future to a government that cares only about itself with no regard for those who deserve our help the most, our children, their children, the America we will leave to the ones we love. The children of America will thank us one day. We will probably not be around to recieve their thanks but I will rest peacefully knowing I did the right thing. Not for myself but for my country.
