"Im mad as Hell and Im not going to take it anymore! (From the movie NETWORK)

The following questions are questions that need answering. Are there answers to them? We must remain optimistic and vigilant if there are to be. These are just a few topics. There are many more, some more important and some less, based on a persons beliefs and attitudes. I present them, as a reference and a starting point for discussion

With America supposedly dependent on foreign oil, wouldnt it be better if we develop our vast coal resources into clean fuel, plus use the immense amount of oil we produce, and open new oil sites in Alaska, saving the American people billions of dollars, and allowing those who cant afford these present high prices to survive? Wouldnt it behoove America to do this and, in the process, have tax money and profits to help those Americans who cant afford to heat their homes? Will America remain the most powerful nation in the world if we remain dependent on others to survive?

Wouldnt those countries that donate money to third world nations be better off spending their money to teach them farming so they can grow their own food, provide them with contraception and safe sex education (to reduce disease and unwanted children), and build schools, so that their childrens futures will be productive and rewarding? Isnt the old adage, give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime the best way to transform these nations into self-sufficient, self-reliant societies?

Why do many Americans feel it is their right to pollute? Why do people throw things out of their car windows, or drop wrappers and cups, gum and cigarette butts, etc. on the ground? How much garbage will it take before Americas cities are swarming with disease festering filth, affecting the health of our society? How many more pollutants from automotive and factory emissions will it take to destroy the ozone layer, causing many more cancers and higher health care costs in years to come? How many more trees will be eliminated from the rain forest, depriving the world of oxygen? In the name of freedom and progress, is it worth it? Werent we taught that health is next to Godliness?

In a civilized country, why is there spousal abuse, child abuse, animal abuse, abuse of the elderly, etc? Have we become so angry, so intolerant, so controlling that we put ourselves first and everyone else is nothing? Can there be any sin greater than hurting someone who is defenseless? What can America do to change peoples behavior? What can America do to educate its people before any thoughts of abuse enter their minds? Why in the world isnt every child-abusing member of the clergy tried and imprisoned? Didnt they commit rape on a child? And didnt many of them commit serial rape? No matter what religion, shouldnt everyone demand justice for these victims and punishment for the predators? How different would their lives be today if they werent so tragically scarred during their childhoods?

Without a comprehensive health care system and prescription drug plan, what will America do with its infirmed? How many people must suffer as victims and caregivers for those with Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancers, spinal cord injuries, ALS, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, and dozens more? Why isnt America leading a battle in doing something for these hundreds of millions of people around the world? If stem cells can develop cures for so many diseases, saving the government and its people billions of dollars and countless lives, then why cant we use these cells since they are being discarded anyway? Why isnt more money being funneled toward the eradication of these death sentences? Why must people feel helpless and hopeless every day?

How come there are (so many) pharmaceutical commercials? Why are medicines being advertised all of a sudden? How many people went to a doctor and said they wanted this pill or that up until these commercials began airing? Or, is that what the pharmaceutical companies are hoping? Isnt it true that the only thing these commercials are doing is creating a brainwashed society that believes it needs more and more medication, causing the price of drugs to rise astronomically to pay for these unrelenting commercials?

Why cant our government come to the rescue of most of our country, especially our children, and regulate the Internet already? Why are so many of us embracing the lowest common denominator? Are we that low and common? Are our children noticing and trying to be even lower? When does the first amendment go too far? Is our civilization leading to uncivilization? Does anyone ever look to the future? Is anyone frightened? Do the frightened realize that they are in the majority, and they can make things change if they come together and do it?

To survive in the best of all possible worlds we must all work together as one family. If we want to change and be a better people, a far better world, we must first be willing to change and act upon it.

If you have questions or topics that you feel should be addressed, please email the author, Bruce Schwartz, at www.parkavenuepress@hotmail.com. The publisher has the discretion whether to print your comments.