Blockman...
I agree wholeheartedly and have since before I was old enough to vote. Now, here's the problem in my opinion...
People aren't going to be willing to make any sacrifices, (which will be inevitable in the face of any REAL change), in order to end up with a better quality of life. Unfortunately, human beings have a long history of not changing what is wrong in life until it hurts so badly that they can no longer ignore it. Too many people are still too blissfully ignorant to bring about change when it would still be relatively easy.
Want some examples? Look at the energy situation. The price of gas has doubled in what, two years? How much change has occurred over that time? It's just now hitting the mainstream media. In the past two months I've finally starting seeing a little bit of a decrease in freeway traffic, but the mall parking lots are still jammed during the weekends. A couple auto companies are telling us that they'll have some better milage or alternative type vehicles out next year.
For as long as I've been old enough to "get" jokes I have heard all sorts of "jokes" about how politicians screw people over. I have never understood this. Everyone knows that the system is grotesquely flawed, that you have to have millions of dollars and many hands in your pockets and vice versa in order to attain any political office with any power to it. How does the silent, middle income majority expect to get any say in that environment?
The first year I was old enough to vote I asked my Dad how to go about making the right choice in picking a leader. I'll never forget his answer, although I'm paraphrasing here. He said, "Well, you're never going to find someone who is going to do much good for you, so you pick the guy that's going to screw you the least." He was absolutely correct...and that is just plain wrong that it is this way. It's not what the founding fathers had intended at all, but then I believe it was Ben Franklin, after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, that said something to the effect that "we've given you freedom...now let's see if you can keep it." Kinda shows that he knew what was coming.
I voted for President when I was 18 more because I was curious about the process than anything else. But I voted for Perot simply because he was not a politician and he seemed to have some passion and knowledge about how to run things. I voted one other time because I basically guilted myself into it because "good American" would ever not vote. But, I will never vote again until someone is there who I would be willing to follow into battle. I figure if I'm willing to put my life in their hands then they're worth my vote. I don't plan on ever voting again, but I'm certainly open for someone with some balls who doesn't play games to come along and lead us back to being the country that we initially intended to be.
(I promise no more politically oriented posts from me. Every so often something triggers a venting opportunity so I get it out of my system).
Rich
I have one more important comment to make that I missed earlier...
Those 545 people are where they are because THE PEOPLE voted for them. The system exists as it does because THE PEOPLE accept it that way and it will not change until those 300 MILLION PEOPLE choose to change it. The longer THE PEOPLE wait, the worse it's going to get, imo.
Unless otherwise stated, any and all information I post is my opinion which is subject to change. I accept no responsibility for anyone who chooses to take any action based upon anything I post.
Unless otherwise stated, any and all information I post is my opinion which is subject to change. I accept no responsibility for anyone who chooses to take any action based upon anything I post.
