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Originally Posted by GreyWolf
The idea that the election of a politician to magically cure this problem is, prob again, expecting too much of any government. It's a massive challenge to even begin to resolve and prob can't be left up to govt alone.
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The problem with politics, is that it's full of politicians, most of whom benefit from the upside down economics that the country is currently experiencing. The debt we incur for the war in Iraq goes to contractors and inevitably stock holders. They don't set that money on fire in a field, it goes to businesses, who profit from it while the rest of the country suffers.
The unfortunate thing is that the US will almost assuredly HAVE to melt down before we get the voting majority to finally agree that the system is flawed and has been manipulated by the people that run it.
The sickeningly low amount of people that actually vote, divided by the majority outcome of an election, means that an elected official actually represents such a small amount of our population that it's absurd. Bush got 51 % of the vote, and voter turnout was 55.3%. That means about 28% of the US reelected him.
Of that 28%, I'd hate to imagine how many people were actually aware of and agreed with his policy, versus the number that voted because he was an incumbant or because they were told by others to vote for him, or just because he is a rebulican. Or for that matter, because voting him out meant we would be accepting that the US was wrong on a lot of matters.
In the next election, I wonder how many people will vote for hilary because she is a democrat, or because she is a woman, or because she was the first lady. How many people will actually vote for her because they think she is the right candidate to lead us out of the situations we are currently in?
Some people think that standing behind your countries choices no matter what, is what makes you a patriot. It's easy to fly a flag or wear a ribbon, or put a bumper sticker on your car and say that you support your country.
To me, being a patriot means that you KNOW what's happening in your country, love what works and are ready, willing and able to do what it takes to make your country a better place; that you are willing to defend your country against all enemies, foriegn AND domestic. To say you love your country isn't enough to make it a better place. How many people can really look at our country today and say that it's the best that it can be? I know the same can be said about
any country, but let's start with our own.
I'm having a hard time finding too many politicians that aren't willing to sell out for the right amount. That to me, would seem to mean that they are anything but patriots, and you would HOPE that the people that are leading your country are the ones that love it the most.
I think the hope for this country lies in new leadership. It lies in the hands of people that love this country enough to see it through the rough times, to love it when it's at it's worst, and want better for it always. The future of this country lies in the hands of patriots, not politicans.
But what do I know; I make porn for a living.