@cattledog thank you so much for all those sources!! I'm checking them all out. I really appreciate you sharing all this information with me and anyone else who may read this. I want to at least gain more of an understanding so I can be a small help in some way to make a difference.. I feel like so many Americans are misinformed or just uninterested - maybe with posts like this and sources being offered up people will start to do their own digging and wake up.
Thanks again for reading my blog and taking the time to make this awesome comment :-D