Not only is the U.S. government spending money in this devastating manner, but also extremely sad is that most people have no clue what is really going on and/or just simply feel helpless to do anything about it, or even worse, choose to ignore it so they can go on living their ordinary distracted life without taking responsibility for their actions. "That's just the way it is" is a common complaint--resigned to the disgust and helplessness that is way bigger than the self. Threats and intimidation, harassment and incarceration are keeping people in line. Fear is the best motivator. However, we all can do something about it f we can all begin to see what the truth is, and stop participating (shopping, paying taxes, depending on petroleum and supporting corporations) because we won't be able to live with ourselves knowing what we are supporting. Integrity, personal responsibility and living by values is what it takes to stand up to these injustices. Coming together to raise awareness and knowing we are supported by sharing these types of posts on Steemit will reach a greater active and engaged audience that will be provoked to make change. At the Garden of Eden we are doing it already and showing it IS possible. Anyone seeing how it is working here will have no excuses to say they can't do anything about it. There is a HUGE beast out there--let's stand together to make change. Grateful for this opportunity to show there is a better way.