All this government nonsense

At any one time in this country there is someone complaining about how the government fell short or didn't provide enough or was inconsiderate. All I can say about that is that people in this country are becoming far too dependent on their federal and state governments. Without a people there is no government and the latest generation is having a hard time understanding that what they do, what they say, and what they think has the greatest effect on the direction of our government. However, fear has enslaved the common human. We are told to be wary of the throngs of bearded turban toting men that want nothing more than to blow us up and our families. We watch the news every night and discover that there has been seven stabbings, four shootings, and countless acts of violence and assault and we sit in our chairs watching, distantly through a tube that puts out light, and respond with apathy as if this is the way it's supposed to be. We sit and ask, "please, leave me alone in my own home. Let me have my toaster oven, my television, and my computer". Well, these problems are not going away and they are only going to become more prevalent as this culture of violence, greed, and selfishness continues to propagate with itself. The way forward is to live bravely, to not want to hide behind the walls of our homes and unite against this fear that is convincing people to sacrifice what rights they have to the government in exchange for "protection". Protection from what? Terrorists? We need as much protection from terrorists now as we needed protection from "commies" in the sixties.