I know I have said this before but I will say it again, I am not optimistic about what the next year will bring. As I sit here and watch news from several different countries and listen to radio off and on all day, I see pieces of a puzzle slowly being put together before my eyes, and I don't like the picture that is starting to show. There are people and multinational corporations who have no allegiance to any one country who are planning YOUR FUTURE. So we must now be more vigilant than ever. Some will say that I am paranoid, or I am imagining things, or that I listen to too much talk radio. I am certain that I am not.
There are 3 kinds of people in this world:
Those who make things happen.
Those who watch thing happen.
Those who ask what happened?
Please don't be one of those who will ask: What happened?
So go and vote in elections, become active in politics or support the political party or candidates you favor. Become more active in your community or your school or your church or where ever, pick an issue you have a strong opinion about and make sure people hear what you have to say and make it count.
One of the founding fathers of the United States once said "We must all hang together or we will surely hang separately." And one of our former presidents once said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country?" Good words that mean more today than when they were spoken so many years ago.
I am not just speaking to those in the United States, I am saying this to all of you in all 40+ countries that are represented here at LPF. So please try as best you can to do your part to make the next year a better one for all of us. Try also to oppose war and try to help those who need help as best you can.
I wish you all a happy new year!
Alan