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Originally Posted by Wiggles
Conrad said that on the last Weeds episode.
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Really? Still on my DVR yet to watch.
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Originally Posted by fetishblog
If you don't like it here, move. 'Nuff said.  |
I always hated this statement. I love the idea of the United States/America. It is also a vital part of it for some to take a step back and point out what is wrong or what they do not agree with.
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Originally Posted by godisdead
I judge countries by the amount of economic and political freedom they grant their citizens. I thought America is better than most other countries in that. If you can prove me wrong here, please do so. I hate to believe in wrong ideas.
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How much political freedom do we really have? We are stuck in a rigged system with two parties forced up on us that get all of the money. Our political debates are more than limited, invite only, and with approved questions or talking points being the only thing allowed. Broken and or possibly rigged voting machines. Polling centers that are strategically placed to turn away as many of the poor as possible. We have done away with any real reliable paper trails and must just take their words for it. We have had courts make the final choice. Even then the masses do not vote on or hear issues, they vote on propaganda and hate ads.
I just find it hard to have political freedom when politics follows everyone from the streets to their bedrooms, where politics can lock you up and prevent you from ever voting again. I find it even more unpalatable when you can not be arrested and locked away for an indefinite amount of time on no real charges and not being able to face your accuser nor obtain legal counsel. Yes I am upset we have suspended habeas corpus.
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Originally Posted by adultchica
I agree with you on this. America isn't perfect by any means, but compared to many other countries, we are somewhat better. Can you show us we are wrong?
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Unfortunately we are apathetic and no longer care. Everything must be black and white. Find me a list of other countries that have suspended habeas corpus.
We place religion over science, we also legislate morals whenever we can, as we all know what is best for everyone else.
I feel it all starts at a very young age. We are taught to not really ask questions, we are prepped to be good little consumers at the expense of everything else. We fill our text books with myths, lies, and fairy tales. Any real education is far from important nor needed. After all we can graduate up failures and just lower what is expected of students. Then we wonder why more people believe in angels than evolution, or that Christopher Columbus made his trip to prove the world was round.
I do not expect America to be perfect. I do not feel it is an entirely terrible place yet either. Our grandparents version of America was great and better than most countries, with several major exceptions of course (race relations, and so forth). I would just desire for us as a country to change the course we are on and stop putting up with the shit they are feeding us. Enough of the illusions.