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The Truth, Can America Be Living In Sin?



Posted: Monday, November 24, 2008

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Now in my opinion the truth, can America be living in sin, might strike a strong and angry cord among many because sin is a word sounds like a religious question. Some may even say I am angry, negative or whatever else they chose to attach or even evangelizing. As for me it is all about reality truth, facts, choice and nothing else. To me the word describes exactly what is transpiring in this day and age. So I truly believe if we were to be honest, truthful and really consider what I am about to say, we most likely find that is not so far fetched as far as sin is defined. The real question is can we see that? That is the real hard part of reality for us all. WE choose what we will accept an block the rest.

So I am not talking about religious doctrine in that we all sin. Certainly for those who believe that is true. What I am talking about is the character, attitude, perspective that is in my opinion rampant across this land. For non believers they can call it by many names. I attach greed or materialism as the root cause. Yes, the root of it all, coveting. Wanting in simple terms. I believe we can see it clearly in the moral integrity of what is allowed and tolerated and in what I have written to before relating to aspects of our society. Yes in attire, music and art, our interactions, all there daily to be found. My intent not to debate if I am right, wrong or indifferent. Yet, I am speaking to professors [of a belief in God] as well as doers and believers and those who just don't believe but consider themselves by their deeds to be decent. Professors, well they blow in the wind. Yet doers, believers, decent people how can they tolerate and allow such? Well it gets down to ethics and morals for all, it is that simple. Yes different perspective, views, and who is to say, as in my prior article what is moral or not? Yet the signs of our demise are blatant and clear and they did not come in my opinion from good. Albeit those who have made money and wealth will certainly think the opposite.

We have the words of the day bantered about in the media, by our leaders speaking to our situation. They are bailout, non credit worthy, lazy and irresponsible and the underlying root cause is in my opinion as I stated a voracious appetite for more and more and self pleasure. "I need" and "me" the key attitude of many.

So along with a government who promoted and fostered and sets up "credit" as the model all should follow under the theory that debt is good and spending fine, fact, we have all been indoctrinated into accepting that system. Yes indoctrinated and taught that as being OK and look where it has lead us? Remember, they think of us as the bovine, so how strange that we are in trouble?

1- We have allowed the dismantling of America piece by piece and its distribution all over the globe, even to our enemies, facts, outright facts for prosperity or the allusion of such. Our manufacturing, industry, technology and jobs for the agenda and ideology of the wealthy and for them. We have destroyed the future of many Americans and our posterity.

2- We have taken our young, the majority of us and spoiled them with material things. Indoctrinating them with the same attitudes, desires, wants and objectives. In fact our children rate their peers as to what their economic status is. No new car, no designer clothes, low priced shoes all indications of acceptance or rejection. Pretty is in and average out. The Easter Bunny package, the bling, the book by the cover, and in reality the facade. It shows in many a newspaper headline. We build our relationships on materialism, with all that we expect that will bring and when we fall we fall hard and we fall with usually conflict and hate.

3- You see adults have been led to believe as well that they need to have that big house, the toys, the clothes and all that goes with it. That they are nothing without that. On the arm, who cares and better yet who knows. Image, perception is what counts. Inside hollow and bankrupt outside, "hey look at me Ma "I'm on top of the world". Well reality says who really cares? Yes, who really cares. A very deep and profound question. When push comes to shove who does really care? Is it those who cling for your money and wealth or position or those who are there simply because you are who you are?

4- Many if not most have followed the example of our leaders at all levels of this society. Those who say one thing while doing another. Yes and all accepted, condoned and by some expected. Yes and God forbid we speak out for truth, since we must be politically sensitive and not offend. The truth my friends does not offend, only those who offend.

5- We have taken our Christian religious holidays and turned them into a greed feast, Black Friday, amazingly correctly named. A day for coveting, fighting over material goods and possessions. Our sacred religious holidays we fear to celebrate, smothered in political correctness and buy, buy, buy. We even used lies to bring people into the faith and we still continue the lies even to this day. We say very clearly to our young it is ok to lie and there are degree's of lies and we can excuse it because they are children and nothing wrong with that. We had it why not them? So we have created in all things a message of how much can we collect and get more. It is time we remembered why we celebrate and stop buying. Zero plus zero is zero for us who have zero.

Now they are saying, yes they are, our leaders that is, Americans must learn to take less. Yes YOU should learn to take less. Should it really be Americans should learn to covet less and buy less? Well that is reality. There is no more Santa Claus, he died with the Golden Goose and the Fatted Calf and they never were if we embrace truth. However, evidently the Easter Bunny, alive and well and it can be found just about everywhere.

Yet amazingly I do believe that out of all the negative positive will come. You see many are already in debt, destroyed they will most likely not recover for years if ever, yes if ever. They can no longer buy and for them that is a negative and a positive. They can raise their children and grandchildren to understand materialism, coveting is of no real value. Only hollow self gratification that lasts but a little time. Like a drug or alcohol high you will eventually pay and pay dearly and that is a fact.The negative the dreams are gone for millions.

Reality being one must ignore and remain fixed on actual necessities. Yet, they will be and are the fodder for big business, the cheap labor necessary to maintain the profit margins. If you don't like it, well frankly there is always someone to replace you. So the truth, can America be living in sin is a very viable question?

You can see it in the attitudes of people of all ages. Yes when even an elderly woman and husband can flip the bird because she was doing 30 in a 45 and someone passed her. Yes an adult person, probably someone's mom or grandma, flipping the bird. That says a lot. Just one, I doubt it, seen it before too many times. Yes her and her husband. It speaks a lot to me about America. Yes and what about those who come and brag about they made that slick deal on a home for "peanuts" and a family of four out on the street. It says a lot about America. Yes and usury on credit card debt, that says a lot about America to me, accepted, tolerated, no problem. Yes and politicians who run on a platform of change, my God and we get more of the same. Same old tired Washington crowd, same old and tired ideologies, same tired and worn out agenda. I need not name them too long a list. Yes while they abuse the very people they call irresponsible and blatantly say they are bringing us new government, really.

You want a visual to help you understand, go rent "The Aviator" and check out the scene where Howard Hughes is dragged and forced to come before a Congressional fact finding committee. It kind of sums it up nicely.

One last time The truth, can America be living in sin?

Robert T. Melaccio Sr. 2008 Copyright 2008 Robert Melaccio Sr.



Robert Melaccio Sr. has worked in the computer industry for 40 plus years in a diversified business and managerial environments. He enjoys freelance writing, giving seminars for young adults and teen groups as well as being an accomplished award winning poet of published poetry. He has worked teaching and as a youth minister. He is married and has three children and three grandchildren.

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» left by David Pekrul
 3 years 77 days ago.
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You said it straight and you said it well. I think of the saying, "I want it all and I want it now." I think that sums up America and Canada also for that matter.
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» left by robert melaccio sr. 3 years 77 days ago.
Thanks David for your comments, yet as you know it remains with each of us to see it for what it is, regardless of the country. It has become a worldwide epidemic demonstrated all across the globe.  I have strong views as you probably know from my writing style. I don't cut corners and all I ask is fact back.  In this regard I do believe there is no reply. It speaks to itself. Best wishes and luck.
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» left by jennifer cuddy
 3 years 77 days ago.
Yes, this is exactly what I am saying too. Materialism is the real issue here.
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» left by robert melaccio sr 3 years 77 days ago.
You got it Jennifer. It effects everything going on today. I call it coveting. The "I need". Howevr, keep in mind the ideology of our government and listen to them "Credit, credit, credit". The driving force behind all they do. They believe in debt and spending and they ahve, if we like it or not, fostered that belief upon us. We have been "brain washed". The only problem they forgot to temper the message. Have a great holiday, loving your loved ones. Robert. PS: we are cutting back all across the board and turning to why we celebrate the holiday. That isn't to get gifts.  We have been as I may say it, freed from the cult.
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