You and me both. Taxation without representation all the way - sigh. In other words, what you and I think (gun control, basic services, healthcare) is irrelevant to the politicians. We can sit here saying these people are complete idiots until we're blue in the face and all it's going to get us is a weird complexion.
And yes, it is a very hypocritical state of confused citizens. They mindlessly accept the brainwashing that has been fed to them about it being the greatest place on earth, and never stop to question if maybe, people elsewhere do in fact have it better. Nor do they question the motivation of their politicians when it comes to starting wars. The Bush administration didn't believe for a second that they were spreading democracy, that's just one of many lines they've fed to the American public (along with WMDs), it's all about oil and lining their own pockets through their involvement with the corporations that run the war machine.
That said, I'm still living here, so it can't be all that bad for me. As much as I cannot vote or really affect any change, I'm part of the problem by hanging around here complacently with my "I'm covered" attitude.
Re: Influence & Media Vultures
You and me both. Taxation without representation all the way - sigh. In other words, what you and I think (gun control, basic services, healthcare) is irrelevant to the politicians. We can sit here saying these people are complete idiots until we're blue in the face and all it's going to get us is a weird complexion.
And yes, it is a very hypocritical state of confused citizens. They mindlessly accept the brainwashing that has been fed to them about it being the greatest place on earth, and never stop to question if maybe, people elsewhere do in fact have it better. Nor do they question the motivation of their politicians when it comes to starting wars. The Bush administration didn't believe for a second that they were spreading democracy, that's just one of many lines they've fed to the American public (along with WMDs), it's all about oil and lining their own pockets through their involvement with the corporations that run the war machine.
That said, I'm still living here, so it can't be all that bad for me. As much as I cannot vote or really affect any change, I'm part of the problem by hanging around here complacently with my "I'm covered" attitude.