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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Jasper Schuringa,-it takes a Dutch citizen to do the right thing...




Jasper Schuringa was a Dutch citizen on the plane to Detroit. Jasper was the one who lunged for the bomb making passenger, burning his hands in the process of subduing the bomb maker.
Perhaps we could learn a lesson from him.
If we all chose to be proactive rather than expecting  authorities to "take care of us" our country could be a safer place to live.
I remember the stabbing death of Kitty Genovese on the street of New York City duirng the 1960's. Chased by her attacker, many saw the incident and chose to look the other way. No one aided her, she was stabbed to death in daylight-  as people watched.
Over the years, Americans seem to think safety is contingent upon authorities. We have stopped meeting our neighbors, we live in walled in communities, and rather than outrage and action, we tend to cocoon ourselves, insulating our families, cutting off meeting our neighbors, actively joining in community events and taking part in national, state, regional and local elections.
Our culture, as American citizens, has transformed from a "frontier" mentality to a rabbit society. Looking for safe havens, which will never be safe as long as we choose to hide, see ourselves as powerless and helpless. victims.
If we took control of the world around us, actively engaging in community, local and state government, perhaps we would not have such a chasm of hostility, greed and self centered righteousness between citizens.
It is time to take back our country.
In a good way.
Look outside today, not in the house. Look outside and ask yourself,
"What can I do to make this neighborhood, city, government, country a better place for those I love and for myself?
Then do it.