So much of the pride that I have for America is infused with my love for good men who did the right thing at the right time, even though it was hard. I still sometimes have a fantasy notion that people are generally good and righteous, and that their number one motivator is helping others, especially in a crisis where human lives are involved. But the more I read about politics and war the more I realize that people are, more times than not, motivated by profit and power. It bewilders me. Mostly because I don't think I know, or am friends with, anyone who is like that.
But it obviously happens a lot. Which leads me to think that it's easy path to follow. I wonder if anyone I know, if given the chance, would be a corrupt leader, or if I would be!
I don't know much about JFK (I should read more about him and his administration), or what his primary motiviators were, but I would like to think he was how this movie portrayed him - a fine fellow. He sparked in me a hope that there are some good men out there who are making good decisions, believe in God, and try to do what is right. I need that spark of hope, because sometimes I feel so over-whelmed with this corrupted planet.
This is where history gets so frustrating that I start having no opinions at all. It's easy to look
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I remember someone telling me that some Russians glorify Stalin! And think of what a beast some people make Joseph Smith out to be... for me, it gets so hard to navigate.