After living in Texas for almost two years and going back home to Monterrey to spend the first summer since I left almost makes me feel like "I'm home." On one hand, I've seen some friends and family, but on the other hand many friends have left, and some family members are dead, even though they still live (extended family issues). No big deal, everything else is fine, right? Wrong.
On both sides of the border, powerful people have been using their power against society. Here in Mexico, our politicians keep stealing and raising taxes. In the US, every time the right and left fight, they either win or lose, but society often loses in these battles. People in Texas can now carry guns in public and in universities, and same-sex marriage is now legal all accross the US. My main concern is not same-sex marriage, but children raised by two moms and two dads. Just like abortion, evil has prevailed in those kinds of decisions. Here in Mexico, abortion is legal in Mexico City as well as same-sex marriage. Both of these could become legal nationwide.
I have noticed that people in general are becoming increasingly liberal, even among "conservative Texans." Does that mean that I'll follow the trend? No. While most liberals will think that most of these changes are good, the truth is that dysfunctional families are also increasing, along with junk TV, is that just a coincidence?
Rather than having the left and the right fighting, they should find some common ground. If same-sex people want to live together, let them do it, but let adoption be done only by a married copuple (consisting only of a man and a woman). Talking about adoption, making it easier for couples to adopt, instead of aborting, have male biological parents take responsibility for the child, or have the child sent to adoption if the mother does not want it. If a woman was raped, the govenrment should help her take care of the child and help with medical expenses (if the biological parent does not have the means to do it) whether she wants to keep the baby or send it to an adoption center.
There are lots of things to complain about, but also a lot of things to be thankful for. A liberal society has decreased the amount of religious people (as well as their religious practices) but it is good to know that there is a final destination which I believe that'll make the happiest moment in life feel sad.
The fact that there are lots of places to travel to while I still live, but thinking about a much better "ending with no end" will help me deal with this. What can motivate someone who only thinks that life will be over when you die? Is this the reason why people have become liberal? Have many liberals lost faith in God and just want to enjoy the moment? They probably think that the body that ages with them may not allow them to enjoy as much after they grow old. Other liberals who are still religious probably just follow the trend. Do we have good liberal people? Absolutely, and the fact that you call yourself christian and/or conservative does not make you a good person.
