America- As a Canadian - my entire life it was a big deal to 'go to the U.S!' Go shopping, see all the cool stuff - Americans were ahead of the time - good deals on food, clothing and fun to be had with every visit. A little older and wiser now- I have been reading over and over America is now number one housing prisoners. Private prisons - (shades of S.H.) How sad - to once be considered the American dream - Now many Americans are living the American Nightmare. The reality and worse part - it is the ALREADY suffering that end up paying a further price.. the poor and the sick & the black. That's a fact. It is difficult for me to comprehend that STILL in this day and age - with the awareness we have - more African Americans are STILL treated like second class citizens in the land of the FREE. Because of the color of their skin. YET they have a black president! It is confusing to say the least.
Would anyone brag about the fact that thy have more prisoners than anywhere else in the world? Are all these prisoners dangerous criminals - I doubt it! Many are in jail for Cannabis - a "plant" that has never killed anyone - no victim no crime right? WRONG.
Surf facebook and you will find too many vidoes now of police brutality in the U.S.A - some pretty scary stuff. Hard to believe it is happening but thank God now for camera phones.
I don't live in American I live in Canada - Steven Harper is building private prisons - are we next? Do you see what is happening in the United states.. They are not so united these days.
All the things that I thought were great are not so great - all that great fast food - such variety -is also making Americans NUMBER one in the world! At being fat. YIKES - How must parents of children feel in a country that is going this direction. Worried.
I worry about my American friends. People look to the U.S.A - as an example... thankfully most countries are not following in the same direction when it comes to prisons and the war on drugs. Well then there is Steven Harper... sigh.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
Would anyone brag about the fact that thy have more prisoners than anywhere else in the world? Are all these prisoners dangerous criminals - I doubt it! Many are in jail for Cannabis - a "plant" that has never killed anyone - no victim no crime right? WRONG.
Surf facebook and you will find too many vidoes now of police brutality in the U.S.A - some pretty scary stuff. Hard to believe it is happening but thank God now for camera phones.
I don't live in American I live in Canada - Steven Harper is building private prisons - are we next? Do you see what is happening in the United states.. They are not so united these days.
All the things that I thought were great are not so great - all that great fast food - such variety -is also making Americans NUMBER one in the world! At being fat. YIKES - How must parents of children feel in a country that is going this direction. Worried.
I worry about my American friends. People look to the U.S.A - as an example... thankfully most countries are not following in the same direction when it comes to prisons and the war on drugs. Well then there is Steven Harper... sigh.
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
