The blog that no one reads

Over the last couple weeks I've been finding the blogging a little disappointing. Thinking of things to write about can be tricky at times but not too much of a problem. The bigger issue I have is finding other people to comment on. Many blogs I go and look at within our class don't often have new posts, and the ones that I do find are often short and don't cover anything of any relevance (at least to me) making it difficult to comment on.

The same can probably be said about my blog. Since no one comments it means I'm likely uninteresting or people just have nothing to say. I don't particularly mind, but it does make me wonder if I need to improve my writing. That can't happen immediately though so I'm not too concerned with it, as I write more I should improve.

Anyhow.. what more should I say? I haven't said much, don't want to put this up. I noticed Native American stereotypes within some advertisement the other day. I probably wouldn't have thought anything of it before this class. The advertisment was for a morphsuit (which are strange enough, full body plus face 'suit') showing a man with a Native American styled hair drinking. I can't find the image but it was on their website. And I just realized the hair itself is a stereotype. It's parted long braided black hair, and I don't remember if there was anything else identifying him as Native American, so that itself is a little assuming of me but what can I do.

We watched a documentary today, and I found it interesting. I was a little put off by how quickly it jumped around from topic to topic but it did bring up some important ideas. That we are putting so much money into foreign countries like Iraq while neglecting our own citizens is unacceptable. The amount of money spent in Iraq and Afghanistan is just terrifying. I can't compare it to government spending for Native Americans because I don't have information on what all the government does but I did read something interesting. Planned Parenthood (which has received a lot of pressure from republicans in office who want to end government spending to 'help balance the deficit') received 75million from the federal government last year. That turns out to cover roughly 3 minutes of our two wars*1. The government has too many problems I feel.

This is Rutherford Birchard Hayes, the 19th president. (whom I am proud to a degree to be related to, side note, though I dont know to what all he did while in office, this quote made me happy). Back then it was recognized that the government is run by corporate interests. This hasn't changed. Republicans, Democrats, they're both in the corporate pocket. Giant corporations are lobbying in Washington D.C. for legislation improving their business, giving them more profit, and often counter intuitive to the people.

I am getting a little off topic I feel, so I'm going to come back to my point. The government is not looking for the people's best interest. They should be, there may be some individuals that want to, but as a whole, they are not. I feel that the Native Americans will not get the help they need as long as the government is out for corporations. I feel before the Native Americans can get help, we need to fix this problem.
I encourage anyone who reads this not to take my word for it. Do a little research yourself. I admit I am a little biased, and I did not actively look for evidence for what I said here, it's largely from memory of what I have read (which may or may not have been biased information/opinions to begin with). So if you are interested in what I have said or unfamiliar with these issues, do a little research. Form your own opinions, you may be surprised with what you find.


*1 I did not confirm this information, but it can't be far off I'm cure.