This week I chose to interview my friends cousin Vinny, as most everyone else I had asked had little to no views. After asking "who do you identify with and why" he replied "I am independent as for why I really couldn't tell you, could be that I just cant ever seem to decide on the right guy and when I thought I finally did he was assassinated. Could be because the views of many are not always the views of some, me being the some" he gestured with a thumb aimed at himself. " but all and all I think it stems from my father" he stated. "Seems more than not growing up you as much as you try to be your own person you end up identifying with your parents beliefs, my parents were independent so I'm independent simple as that" as for a future Vinny had only one word "peace".
Subsequently I also interviewed my co worker James who identified as liberal but after listening a bit my thoughts swayed. As he went on with very valid points of limited government, individual liberty, free markets, and government defense I saw it he was in fact pretty conservative, but also strongly liberal with his "let people be people" attitude. When asked what would be the perfect future James replied "less government, equal rights, less police brutality".
I do not identify with just one party, an as I vote democrat I see myself to be more of an independent liberal, as I strongly agree with the view of the liberal parties such as, liberty, and equality, but there's one catch. I see the system flawed and seemingly impossible to ever agree with all views in just one party, so for this reason I also claim independent. Growing up I saw it all, was rich, poor, and ended up middle class so for this reason I feel, I can identify with every class and see no reason for there not to be equality throughout the nation no better yet the world. Alas between the media, national, cultural differences, religious views, and the powers at be, this is but a dream. The perfect future would be a one world government, but if we were to stay with the current system all I ask in leadership is truth something not seen to much in politics theses days. Other than that just less worry on the war on terror and war itself, but instead a plan to put the majority of those assets and funds into helping the middle, poor and rich class live comfortably. "If everyone could work 40 hours a week and support a household the world will be a better place".
From doing this blog I came to many realizations for instance, my friends cousin had a good point. My grandmother was liberal, and grandfather independent, so one could see how over the years watching the news together my views could have been slightly swayed into that direction. More importantly I learned of how badly this country needs a change for the better. Equal rights has been a battle going on since the dawn of mankind, with all this time and experience on earth that still seems to be the one concept that some just still unfortunately can not yet grasp.
Liberals seem to be pro choice, so I am this but some things like affirmative action I don't believe in. If we are to single out one race or many for something in the past its wrong, and still racist. People should get what they work for nothing more, nothing less. Now economically speaking Liberals believe in a market governed to keep the greed of big business out. Great in theory but far from reality, in a world where big business controls the majority of media, government, music, and even food its easy to side Conservative in the free market theory. I could go on and on on how confusing it can be to be sure what party could really truly fit so after this my views are truly more skewed than before, less definite on my outlook, and more informed but yet I am stuck with more questions than answers.
My names is Michael Colangelo the third, born October 29th 1990 in good ole Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Although that is when I was born to truly understand me, we must skip ahead to when I feel I truly started living back in 1998. At the time my family in disarray, I was sent to live with my Grandparents in Massachusetts. From here I became quite a loner, bouncing from group to group
inevitably finding my place with "the kind of kids your mother warns you about". While most only saw us as the "tough kids" with no worries about authority, in reality it was much deeper than that. Around the group or "crew" as we had called it, nearly no one had parents in there lives or even authority figures for that matter. That being said we were our family. A band of brothers and sisters that looked out for each other no matter the consequences. Although in theory it seemed to be the best decision for us, it also was a bit of a burden. As much as we had looked out for one another keeping everyone safe, we had also routinely found ourselves getting into trouble together more than not. Over the next seven years life took its ups and downs, dragging my new friends and I through court room after court room until I had finally done it....I had hit my bottom.
After a unwanted vacation from residential homes to DYS facility my life had come to a crossroads.
I didn't know it then and in retrospect how could I, but my life was about to make a shift, a massive reconstruction if you will, just a small dose of reality to introduce me to the age old burden of adulthood. Now I had to stay in this residential program for about 10 more months before release due to prior issues but once I left it was as if my life took a complete 360. Friends all changed to people doing the right thing, my attitude had improved, and I finally wanted more out of my life...life was good. Through countless more ups and downs I found myself going to the air force with a friend of mine at 21, walking the straight and narrow on the metaphorical high road, I was one day from going until another road block came my way. After one "last night out" I once again found myself in a court room with a judge deciding my fate.
Luckily the case was dropped almost instantaneously but that didn't mean I could go to the air force just yet. Unfortunately the military has procedure that with any open case candidates must wait up to one year before applications may be reviewed...what now. Walking around after court trying to clear my mind I found myself next to a school brandishing a sign reading "Barber college sign up and finish in as little as 1 year". This sounding perfect for my current time issue I hesitantly had to walk in. Upon entering I found myself being greeted by and older woman in a bright purple smock and sandals to match with hair white as snow, urging me to come take a closer look around.
Three years later with more clients than I can handle I realize that might have been my best decision thus far. Now working in a small barbershop in the North shore with a buddy of mine I have truly honed my craft, and am ready for the next step. Upon graduating I convinced the same friend whom was suppose to do the military with me to go to barber school, by April of next year we will begin our journey in become the go to, household name in the barber world. When I'm not working my life away, or broadening my horizons at school, I can typically be found at the latest venue, bar, club, or randomly vacationing throughout the globe living each moment as if it was my last....so in the end who am I, I am the fighter that will never give up, I am the lone wolf searching for his path in a forest forgotten, carrying the same morals of loyalty and brotherhood I found as a child, through ups and downs I force a smile with my ambition far exceeding my talents, and become the man my family always knew I would be.
