Insecurity In America

Many citizens expect protection from threats foreign and domestic, and to do so in a

After the collapse of American society, a survivalist group in Idaho takes it upon itself to maintain civility and morality despite the chaotic new world order.

National security is the ability to protect our borders through homeland security while upholding the rights of nation. Privacy when openly tampered with is distorted. Nobody acts the same knowingly being watched. Information finds another way. There have been studies on lesser issues like workers. There is more productivity when people think they are being watched. The same when our liberties are at stake. What are people to do when it’s done for the wrong reasons? Like when an African American see’s a sign that separates white and color bathrooms. Another would be when the Jews were forced to where a star then live separately in their own projects. The US jokes about our nation being like fraternity. Every new group gets picked on. The Jew’s for being good with money. The Mexicans for being illegal’s and now it’s the Arab’s turn. But Arab’s are all terrorist somehow. We have seen terror before from the Unabomber, the KKK, and columbine shooting. How do we keep up with inflation? The government finds one way to gather information and terrorist adapt. When civil liberties get trampled in the process more anti-American groups rise to the occasion creating more danger inside America and out.

The world has become a scary place where evil runs rampant and bombings and shooting are becoming more common. The act of terrorism puts fear into the average person, and American essayist and social critic H.L. Mencken observes this by writing, “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” That concession is certainly true, because in a contemporary society where terrorism reigns American citizens are willing to give up their freedom and rights for the feeling of security.

Manufacturing companies are leaving and along with them, our jobs. Illegal immigrants, many being dangerous criminals, are flooding across our borders and driving down wages. Islamic radicalism is one of the greatest threats to the security of our nation and our allies. Our trade deals are disastrous, and we as a nation do not come out on top of virtually any of them. Our second amendment is being threatened from such democratic figureheads like Pelosi and Clinton. We protect parts of Asia and Europe and receive nothing in return. NAFTA is a mess and nobody is paying their fair share. My father is a veteran of the Lebanese war in the 1980s, and from first hand experience I can say that our veterans are not being treated right, or getting the assistance they need by the government and the VA. There are many powerful people out in the world that wish to dismantle our national sovereignty, and with that, our American identity and power through the nation-weakening ideology of ‘globalism.’ The Middle East has been completely destabilized through Bush’s failed neoconservative ‘nation-building’ policy, and we have become the meek laughing stock of the world through the Obama administration’s policies, especially their ridiculous and dangerous ‘Iran

National security in America has taken a major turn since the most horrific attack on American soil…9/11. All Americans young and old have the tragic memory or knowledge in the back of their mind because they feel like we have lost our safety. Although many measures have been taken into consideration about the safety on transportation as well as cities most still feel unsafe. Years later the National security has grown but problems on immigration and identity still arise daily. Obama recently stated that, “"When I took office, I committed to fixing this broken immigration system. And I began by doing what I could to

The food insecurity in Vermont is astonishing. It is even more sad knowing that it is still increasing as well. "The percentage of food insecure Vermont households increased from an average of 9.1% (22,000 households) from 1999 to 2001 to an average of 13.2% (34,000 households) from 2011 to 2013.†I knew there was an issue with food insecurity all around the world but I did not expect it to be this high in such a small state like, Vermont. The overall percentage of food insecurity throughout all fifty states is a whopping 12.7%. Although it did decrease from 14% in 2014, it is still above the pre-recession rates.

The reason Americans feel this way is because they do not think the President, Congress, and the Supreme Court are serving the needs of the people. The reason why is that people fear their own government they do not feel safe. With all the police brutality going on Americans feel like the people who are there to serve and protect are there just to attack them. They cannot afford healthcare because the bills are so high and the ones who have social security, Medicaid, and Medicare are costing the government billions of dollars. The biggest concern among Americans is that the three branches of

I would have to agree with Diane L. Eck that we Americans are afraid of ourselves.

The state of our country, the safety we have come to know as an ingrained American feeling is now gone. The terrifying events that brought down the towers of the World Trade Center, killing thousands of innocent people on September 11, 2001, is a day that will forever be remembered in our history. The hijacking of planes by the acts of terrorist forever changed airport security, the view of turban-wearing Sikhs forever changed how most Americans view them, the fighting of a war in the Middle East for more than a decade, all are changes that we faced and are still facing due to the violent mastermind of Osama Bin Laden. That Tuesday morning, which started off like any other day, leaves us with many lingering questions, many children who

protect and serve the citizens of the United States have instilled fear into the hearts of those that are a part of this great Nation.

Eerily, it seems that during the Cold War and the War on Terror, many of the feelings that citizens felt were the same, but what America called the enemy was different. Following the September 11th attacks, there was a feeling of paranoia felt throughout America similar to the paranoia felt during the Cold War. Americans did not feel safe, and an attack could come at any time. The fight on the home front looked different during the Cold War and the War on Terrorism. During the Cold War there was more of a correlation between fighting Communism, and buying consumer goods. During the war on terrorism Americans were asked to give up some of their rights in order to maintain their safety.

It is rather interesting to see how the United States progressed over time when dealing with "homosexual behaviors". The idea that this was something that could keep you out of the country is intriguing, because it reflects a deeper insecurity within our nation. The idea that the united states takes a locations "sick and weak" population, because after all, we are a nation of immigrants, is simply opposite of the reality. From early on, the United States fought the idea and the proliferation of homosexuality with a push against the immorality of such behaviors. And since the Mexican and Central American Immigration push took off, the United States fought against any suspected homosexuals every step of the way.

Yes, I believe that the government is trustworthy, but anything that involves humans will have certain risks of untrustworthiness. It is fair to say that the founding fathers of the United States believed no more than we do in the good faith of individual, or groups of people. The United States has three separate branches of government which they all have powers within them to assist or defeat each other. Therefore, the founding fathers wanted to make everyone satisfied. Even these constitutional institutions are not enough to prevent a catastrophe, oligarchy, or dictatorship; They are a first line of defense against such results. Congress can slow the President, if not stop him or her in their actions. The Supreme Court may not have a standing

Insecurity drills a hole into a person’s heart, minimizes their integrity, and accumulates as plaque build up, hindering any kind of future growth. Just as any human being’s growth is stifled by the insecurity within them, the United States as a whole suffers the same from its own tremendous amount of insecurity. This lack of acknowledgement of self-worth causes a ghastly chain reaction; people tend to pursue the wrong ideals, become corrupt, and inevitably lead themselves to their own demise. Insecurity is a route to destruction, and America is speeding down that road to dissolution.