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I'm going to make this short and sweet. A government is merely a reflection of its citizens. If the is corruption if government, it is due to the fact there is corruption in our own lives. Now, since Americans pay more attention to Nick and Jessica and their own personnel stuff. Arrogance, narcissism and lying to themselves have become the American way. Which has finally reached the highest office in the land. We now have a President who is arrogant, self-rightous and doesn't give a damn [much like us Americans] about anything except his own personnal agenda.
Back in the sixties, the populace decided Vietnam was not the place to be for our GI's, and public attention could not be ignored by the Nixon adminstration. However, them times are different today. George Bush, according to recent polls, has the lowest approvel rating of any President in history (with the exception of Nixon during the height of Watergate). His approvel rating at the time of his re-election was about 60% [for] and 40% [against] his handling of the war in Iraq. Now it is reversed, with more Americans favoring pulling out. Yet Administration officials talk candidly about being there possibly 12 more years. How can this be? How can they go against the will of the majority? Simple. Americans don't give a damn. In turn, our government doesn't give a damn. But Corporate Americans do!
It is easy to spot examples of Corporate interests driving the direction of this government. The 'eminent domain vote, war in Iraq over the objections of the entire world, 'no-bid' contracts to Halliberton and the largest fiscal spending for a military than at anytime in the history of the world. The United States spends more money on its military than all the nations of the world combined. We spend four times as much as China (our closest in spending). Our Constitution is getting scrapped for the sake of this war on terror. Little by little, rights are being taken away.
And what are the Amercans doing to hold their government accountable. Well, they can't be bothered right now, they're too busy watching Americon Idol or argueing the petty differences between conservatives and liberals.
In normal times (or the old days), these differences would not be so petty. But those days are over. We spend too much time watching the "box" in the corner. As a result, we've been dumbed down. Now we spend more time creating our reality, rather than living in one.
So don't be surprized when you wake up one day and find yourself living in a red, white and blue third world nation. Because, on that day, if you start to get upset, just remind yourself, you got the government you deserve!
Back in the sixties, the populace decided Vietnam was not the place to be for our GI's, and public attention could not be ignored by the Nixon adminstration. However, them times are different today. George Bush, according to recent polls, has the lowest approvel rating of any President in history (with the exception of Nixon during the height of Watergate). His approvel rating at the time of his re-election was about 60% [for] and 40% [against] his handling of the war in Iraq. Now it is reversed, with more Americans favoring pulling out. Yet Administration officials talk candidly about being there possibly 12 more years. How can this be? How can they go against the will of the majority? Simple. Americans don't give a damn. In turn, our government doesn't give a damn. But Corporate Americans do!
It is easy to spot examples of Corporate interests driving the direction of this government. The 'eminent domain vote, war in Iraq over the objections of the entire world, 'no-bid' contracts to Halliberton and the largest fiscal spending for a military than at anytime in the history of the world. The United States spends more money on its military than all the nations of the world combined. We spend four times as much as China (our closest in spending). Our Constitution is getting scrapped for the sake of this war on terror. Little by little, rights are being taken away.
And what are the Amercans doing to hold their government accountable. Well, they can't be bothered right now, they're too busy watching Americon Idol or argueing the petty differences between conservatives and liberals.
In normal times (or the old days), these differences would not be so petty. But those days are over. We spend too much time watching the "box" in the corner. As a result, we've been dumbed down. Now we spend more time creating our reality, rather than living in one.
So don't be surprized when you wake up one day and find yourself living in a red, white and blue third world nation. Because, on that day, if you start to get upset, just remind yourself, you got the government you deserve!