Dear Coffeemate/Vulpine

My last major political rant (entitled "My give-a-crap meter is moving...") may have been a bit confusing for some people. I can't say I blame anyone but myself for that... I've seen myself go on plenty a tangent before! Also, for some reason it was posted twice and got two different debates going; one of which I was not even aware of!

That being said... there was definitely some confusion about the entitlement mentality part. For the sake of Coffeemate and Vulpine, (and forgive my sentence structure this morning... I'm taking more of a poetic license than I usually do) I feel it absolutely necessary to bring this up. To give the rest of you a little context, I was complaining about the rare breed of people who stand to move up in the world at the expense of others via social (or socialist) programs. After reading your comments I was shocked and a little confused, and I desperately hoped that I had communicated what I wanted to (and not left important details out). I reread my own post, however, and found that I did not leave an important detail out: I did state that I was complaining about "able-bodied adults" who don't work and think that they are entitled to the hard-earned money of others. I was really hurt and offended when Coffeemate tried to accuse me of blaming those that cannot help themselves (like her son) - but, my feelings aside, I blame myself more for not communicating what I wanted to say more clearly. I too would have been a little upset if I was in Coffeemate's position and thought someone was blaming my child for the world's financial problems! So, I guess one of the points I hoped to make in this blog has been communicated; I blame those who can but won't, not those who can't.

My second point, which Vulpine touched on a bit more, is along the same lines (but it was challenged a different way). I wholeheartedly agree that we cannot leave the less fortunate behind in this country. I was raised with Christian values coming out the wazoo, man. Charity I love. I love to give even when I don't have very much for myself. What I don't love is when the government tries to impose "giving" my money to help for any number of causes which I may or may not approve of. I don't blame the less fortunate for the situation; I blame the greedy government. I had hoped that point would have been clear through some of my past rants.

I took the time to write this because:
1: I was surprised that the blog in question was still being commented on after I had posted a new one.
2: I felt the need to clarify my position.
3: I cared enough to try to clear up the misunderstanding (especially with Coffeemate). I'm well aware that my blog was emotionally charged, and if I try to make a point that someone disagrees with on some level... it is easy to feel attacked by my rant's energy level.

Questions, comments, concerns?