“I
Am Not A Victim”
by
Terrence Cain
I am completely outraged over comments a certain former governor of
Massachusetts made towards Americans who are on hard times because of
a recession that started under our former president and has slowly
improved under our current one. I don't mean to complain about all
this hoopla going on in the real world, but I feel I need to touch on
this issue because this comment and idea could affect a lot of
college students like me. I am extremely offended that this former
governor has labeled me and millions of others as dependents of the
government and also said that he believes we believe we are victims
who deserve food, housing, and health insurance; although we most
certainly don't in his eyes. Essentially he feels that if we'd just
go out and get a job we'd be independent of the government. Not that
there is a whole lot of work to be gotten, but that's his position.
Just go out and get a job you freeloaders. Right, so we can be
dependent on private businesses for food, healthcare, and a place to
live. Now this former governor didn't call us freeloaders, but that's
the sentiment behind his words.
My point is this. We're all dependent on one another to survive.
That's what a society is and does. Each city is made up of a group
of people who are dependent on one another for survival. We all want
to ensure that our society thrives. We work together, play together,
eat together, and take care of each other—especially when someone
gets sick. Anyway, I just found his comments to be degrading and vile
and if you feel as I feel you'll help ensure that this former
governor of Massachusetts does not become our president on November
sixth. I may not have been able to pay for my college, in fact I had
to get a Pell Grant to go because through no fault of my own I wound
up broke and jobless, but I can tell you I am no victim. I'm in
college so I can get back to work—like a lot of other people. I
work hard and do my best to pass my classes so that I can return to
being a productive citizen of this great nation we live in.
I know of people in my hometown of Odessa, and even Midland, who are
hard working and who are unfortunately homeless because they can't
afford an apartment because of the rise of rates, or can't find a
vacant apartment to live in. It's something that's been going on for
awhile because people are relocating from other parts of the country
down to Odessa, Midland, and even Big Spring to get work in the oil
fields. These people do not see themselves as victims. These people
keep their heads held high and keep working hard to get themselves in
a better place than they currently are. There is no one I know that
sees themselves as a victim no matter how low their life may seem.
And now you have this former governor trying to save his campaign by
saying that he's for everyone when he's truly not.
The bottom line is that the forty-seven percent of this country are
not for the President because of government funding that keeps us
from working, which none of it does by the way, but because his
compassion for all people is far greater than that of his opponent
whom I refuse to name out of disdain for his atrocious comments
towards the middle class and the poor. The President has worked hard
to try and get job plans put forth, but is constantly being blocked
by his opponents who wish to see him fail and that's not right for
our nation. Okay, I think I've said my piece on this. Thanks for
letting me get it all off my chest.
Okay, so this week's classes were really good. I'm in love with
Tuesdays and Thursdays now because those days are my Development Of
Motion Pictures and Speech classes. At first I was anxiety ridden to
be in Speech because I couldn't stand being in front of people and
talking to them. Now that Professor Kirk Davidson is teaching Speech,
as well as the Motion Pictures class, I feel far more at ease. For
anyone who doesn't know Prof. Davidson he's a pretty wild character
who personalizes his classes to make you feel at ease and to make you
feel like you're truly learning something, rather than just telling
everyone to read a chapter out of a boring text book that will later
be discussed. Now I'm not saying text books aren't necessary, they
most certainly are. But if all you do is teach from a book, then to
me I don't feel I am learning anything meaningful. I feel a lot of
people are that way because in my Speech class that's what the
majority of students told Prof. Davidson when he first came to our
class and he asked us what kinds of instructors we like and don't
like. I'm still a bit nervous, or apprehensive, but I think by the
end of the semester I won't be that way anymore.
On Wednesday I had a test in my Astronomy class with Prof. Hobbs, and
although I think I got most of the answers right, I still feel I
didn't do as good as I had hoped for. Next week I'll know for sure
how well I did or did not do. So tomorrow is a special day for all
those who take Prof. Hobbs' Astronomy class, or Stars & Galaxies
as it was labeled on my class sheet I got last May when I signed up
for this semester. On Friday morning we'll be going to Lubbock's
Texas Tech to see some really cool things there that deal with
science and the stars. Next week I'll try to do my best to give you
all a full report about it. Until next time, may you all live long
and prosper and carry the force with you.
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