Chinese Elderly - Do they consider themselves to be our Father?

So, with China being our bank, I decided to do a little research on the country. The comments of Senator McCain's daughter were running through my head as I searched. Like, a revolution is started by 20 year olds, you know, not by 65 year olds, you know, like, for sure. Gaw! Don't you know anything, you dork! Like gag me with a spoon. Oops, wrong generation. That was when *I* was 20, back in the 1980's. And the era of the Valley Girls. Like gag me with a pitch fork.

Well, I've always heard that China revered their elderly population, so I started my research there. What would our bankers think of little Miss McCain dissing her dad like that?

The population of China's elderly right now, and they consider over 60 to be elderly, to be 128 million, that's 1 in 10. By the year 2050, it's expected to be 400 million. That's more than the entire population of America. And that's just the elderly. That doesn't include those under 60. Right now there's forced retirement. You think you have it bad America? If you can't make ends meet, you don't have to retire, you keep right on working. They don't have a choice. The government there wants the young to be able to enter the work force, so they force men to retire at 60 and women to retire at 50. Wow, if I weren't a stay at home mom, and had a job, I'd only have 4 more years to do it. I'm still young. I'm still able to do a job. Fifty years old is not that old, I certainly don't consider it to be elderly, do you? Well, maybe if you're 20. I remember when I was 20, I couldn't imagine myself living to be 50. Of course, in today's society, that may still come true. I'm not sure Obama can keep us alive for 4 more years.

So, according to statistics, 23% of China's elderly live by themselves. I suppose part of the problem is the one child policy. They have to move away from their towns to find employment. They have found a solution of sorts to take care of their elderly. One solution is something called a time bank. If you have been forced to move out of your town and leave an elderly parent or parents, you can put time in taking care of someone else's parents. Every hour you put in, someone else puts in taking care of your parents. I suppose if your parents die, you can withdraw the time when you need it yourself, as you age. The story they told was of a woman who had a mother in her 90's. She had someone come over and clean her house and keep her company for a while.

And guess what? China is exploring the option of Medicare. Wow, like they didn't see how it's failed miserably over here? But they have pension homes, and only .6% of the elderly are provided for. Do you think maybe that's because they don't have enough land? Hmmm, I did read somewhere that China was buying up an awful lot of OUR land....I wonder if there's a connection there?

That brings me to another article I found. It's tradition that the Chinese people have a lot more kinship terms than we do. They prefer to live together, or closely. We have the terms mother, father, aunt, uncle, etc. They break it down into which side of the family you're from, what the birth order was, what generation you're from, etc. And a son is more revered than a daughter. A father-son relationship is more than respect. It is servitude. A father has the right to guide, teach, abuse, beat and even kill his son if he so chooses. It is respected vs respect; order vs obedience; lord vs servant. The son can't even call the parent by name. It makes me wonder if China doesn't feel a parent-child relationship with America. And if so, what are they trying to teach us? And will it come to discipline? And how severe? And is Obama the anointed son? And I wonder if that's not why the McCain-Palin ticket wasn't so successful?









The elderly, since they are forced into retirement at 50 for women and 60 for men, still have a need for recreation. They spend their time in parks, doing ti chi, exercising and chatting with friends. They often fly kites, as it's free. But the parks are going to fill up. What are they going to do when there are 400 million "elderly" flying kites in the park? Chinese culture would rather have 4 generations living under the same roof. They can't do that in China. They could do that in America. Like Obama keeps telling everyone over here in the great land of opportunity, we have 3% of the population but use 23% of the resources. So, with China already owning land here, why not move her people over here? Not sounding as far fetched as it once was, is it? China is our banker. What if they decide to call us on our loans? All you tree huggers: Are you prepared to lose the National Parks? They're owned by the government, but the government could pay off China in land. What if the government decides to gobble up land the month everyone is behind in their payments and use that to pay off China?

You see, I read President Obama's dad's paper on socialism in Africa. He said don't allow the people to own private land. It's not in the best interest of socialism. How do you get around that in the land of opportunity? You raise the interest rates, and make the people lose it to the banks, and then sell it or use it to pay off your debts to the banks, especially the national banks, like China.

I pray I'm wrong.





Sources:

http://chineseculture.about.com/library/weekly/aa060400a.htm

http://www.acjournal.org/holdings/vol3/Iss3/spec1/huang_jia.html

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/seniors/China+elderly+find+life+exercise/2133543/story.html

http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=131289&page=1

Health Care Has Taken on a Personal Note

Well, health care has taken a personal turn. My parents, who have been Democrats all my life, and recently started correcting me and calling themselves Independent, are now firmly convinced there are death panels. I don't feel it my place to say who they voted for in the Presidential race, as that's confidential. I don't think my mom would give me permission to divulge that information to the nation, and I respect my elders. Besides, she'd kick my butt. And since I was raised not to strike my mother, I'd have to let her.

My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer a while back. He's going to be 78 years old in March. They are refusing to do surgery. He's on Medicare. My mom is a breast cancer survivor of 11 years and a retired nurse. She is pressing the issue and wanting to know WHY they won't consider surgery. They used the excuse that with his health issues, it wouldn't be wise. Health issues? My dad is in great health, except for this pesky little new issue that cropped up, called prostate cancer. He's been in a study for the past 20 years or so, that they test his prostate levels every year. His level has been 3 every year. This year it jumped to 14.6. Ya think it might need to be explored? Well, then they tested it again, and got a 4. The doctor thought something might be suspicious and did biopsies and found cancer.

My mom is not one to sit on things, she pushed things. She finally got a sort of explanation. They finally said that there are little spots all over and they would have to take the whole thing out, and they don't recommend that. She brought up my dad's dad, who had his prostate removed. They explained that when you have a prostate removed for a "going" problem, they don't actually remove the whole thing, but the middle of it. In dad's case, they would actually have to remove the WHOLE thing. Mom persisted and did finally get an appointment to see someone else besides this idiot.

I told dad, and Dad agrees with me that it's because he's on Medicare. They don't want to eat what Medicare doesn't pay. They know that Medicare won't pay for the whole thing. They're not stupid. I was on the phone with my mother, and dad is yelling in the background, "There are death panels!" I wonder what he would say if he heard me typing that he sounds just like Sarah Palin?

So, President Obama, even the loyal Democrats are waking up. Your base of voters are crumbling around you. When are you going to open your eyes? When are you going to see? How do you expect to ADD to the rolls of Medicare/Medicaid and not add to the deficit? How do you expect to not bankrupt America? How do you expect the hospitals and insurance companies to not go bankrupt? And you write in a little clause that says no cost shifting? And you think we are going to believe you when you try to say the hospitals and insurance companies are evil? You are the one who is evil. You want everyone coming to you for insurance. What then? Then, when the United States government can't afford it, you have to raise taxes. We'll be like all the other socialist countries, with a 70% tax rate on the middle class. Is that 100% for the upper class? Is that what you want, America?

I can say I did my best, I informed. My parents are awake. I guess I woke up 2 people. Maybe I should be content in that. I'll still stand on the Ramparts and inform as I feel I must. I still feel as if I must warn the Nation. God didn't tell me that anyone would listen, just to talk. I still feel like Pink Floyd: Is there anybody OUT THERE?

Lori Ann Smith
I fight for freedom, though no may listen, until I'm hoarse from the shouting.

I wanted to introduce everyone to my David....this is his Graduation photo. He graduated last year. He's the one who wants Prayer Bells across America. He is 19 now, going on 6. He is Down Syndrome and autistic. Actually, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified. He prays for President Obama quite often, much more than I do.

Dreams of Guardian Angels

I guess it was almost a year ago now. It's so hard when it's been so long to determine the exact date. I don't remember the date, but the dream is etched in my brain as if it were yesterday. I can narrow the date down. I drew the picture in November, because I told the dream to someone on asamom.org, and they said that was just the artwork that Glenn Beck was looking for. Of course, it never went anywhere. I'm not destined for fame. I'm destined for mediocrity, for no one knowing my name, and that's fine with me. I don't care if history knows my name. I care if history remembers America, if my children have the same sort of America that I grew up knowing. We moved into this house in April, so it was after that. I think it was around July or August, 2009. So that makes it 6 months ago. It seems like a life time ago.

This battle has gone on forever. And it is a battle for our freedom. No time in history has any president every attacked our own country so viciously. No President has ever stomped on the constitution so thoroughly. No president has ever called down the Supreme Court during his State of the Union Address. So, a battle it is, and I feel battle torn and weary from the fight. Some days I have the strength for the fight, and some days I feel as if I fight alone. Some days I feel as if no one wants me to fight for them, so what's the use? Some days I'm ready to give all, and some days I'm ready to throw in the towel and just give in to a socialist Amerika if that's what everyone seems to want.

But, the dream is so fresh in my memory. I wanted to tell you about it. First, I didn't even know who Glenn Beck was. I thought he was a minor player. I thought he sometimes guest hosted other people's shows. I had no idea he had his own show. I heard he had a radio show, but had never listened to it. I didn't know he had a TV show, so had never seen it. This was before the mom show that aired, and before he called for everyone to meet him on the steps of the capitol on 9-12-09.

In my dream, there was an angel and she was bending over America. She had a broken wing so she couldn't fly. She couldn't defend America from her enemies. She was kneeling and crying with her head bowed. I felt helpless and didn't know what to do. I knew that America was in trouble if her Guardian Angel could no longer help her. The only thing I knew to do was to get every one together that I knew to pray for her. I called all my friends, every one I came into contact with, emailed, put the word out, that we needed to pray for America, and her Guardian Angel.

As we prayed for her, our prayers went up and transformed into bandaids and healed her wing that had been broken. She was strengthened through our prayers and was abled to fight for America once again. She rose up, and spread her wings to accept the bandaids, and that's when I awoke from my dream.

When I drew the picture, I placed 7 people praying for her because 7 is God's number. It was after I drew this picture that my son came to me and asked me to ask for prayer bells across America. I don't know how to do that. But the sentiment is the same. My son is 19 and Down Syndrome and autistic. I wish I could give him prayer bells across America, but I know we need to pray for America. Our prayers are the only thing that will heal the damage that this administration has done. There is a darkness that has taken hold of the White House. Obama can talk until he's blue in the face about his faith, but I will never believe it. His faith is not in my God. If it were, he would not be talking of the Muslims as "misbehaving." He would be calling terrorists what they are....terrorists. He would not be denying that this country is a God-based country. He would not be pushing a gay agenda. His lifestyle belies his true faith.

I emailed this dream to a clown friend of mine, because I thought it would make a great skit, and because it felt prophetic. I didn't want to tell anyone it felt prophetic....I don't want to feel like a nut... They didn't acknowledge me. But it's out there that I did it. They have been emailing me conservative stuff, when they're Democrats. Maybe it woke them up. I don't know. I know that the people in office aren't Democrats, but socialists and it scares me. I know Democrats that died for their country. This is not about party. This is about America. Bill Clinton didn't try to destroy America, or at least not this fast.

Please, anyone who reads this, or stumbles upon this site, Pray for America and her Guardian Angel.

America's Guardian Angel

America's Guardian Angel,
Battle torn and weary,
Missing a few feathers from the fight,
Kneeling in fatigue and nearly
spent.

America's Guardian Angel.
Battle torn and crying,
A wing broken from battle, not sin,
Time spent looking down, sighing,
At us.

America's Guardian Angel,
Battle torn and pleading
"Pray for me! For strength!
We must be succeeding --
For Your Children!"


Lori Ann Smith