So we sit here on forums and blogs bitching about politicians religions and so on. So how do we actually make a difference? I'm 26 at the rate we are going I don't see a nice retirement in my future, I can see my union getting dissolved, I can see prices skyrocket, I can see the US lifestyle going away.
We talk about different voting methods, we talk about imperialism of the US, so many different subjects on US policy. Some of these policy's are downright illegal and just plain wrong.
How do we as citizens of the US actually fix the issues at hand. I can see our politicians have no real interest in fixing anything. I know we can point fingers at R's but the D's can be just as bad. Look at Obama, I was hoping he was going to be the radical progressive that the country needed, instead we have Lybia, and now mandated to buy private insurance, its almost like forcing up to raise insurance companies profits.
Polls are stupid, I don't care if 40% of R's think Obama is a Muslim, its not true so polls are not good indicators of anything. Polls are a good reflection of how uninformed our populace is on some issues. Polls should not be used for anything else, a poll is only as accurate as the person being polled.
Basically how do us as individuals do something to change this country before it is too late. It drives me crazy thinking about this stuff all the time, and people tell me "Oh don't think about it too much and just enjoy your life, you can't change it anyway" well ya if everyone stops thinking about it and does nothing about it of course nothing will change! But I can see basic rights being stripped from me in the near future, not to mention Earth may not be able to sustain this lifestyle forever. We have one serious flaw in our thinking, that growth can be infinite, we have to stop as some point and see that growth is not infinite, and we need to look at sustainability.
We talk about different voting methods, we talk about imperialism of the US, so many different subjects on US policy. Some of these policy's are downright illegal and just plain wrong.
How do we as citizens of the US actually fix the issues at hand. I can see our politicians have no real interest in fixing anything. I know we can point fingers at R's but the D's can be just as bad. Look at Obama, I was hoping he was going to be the radical progressive that the country needed, instead we have Lybia, and now mandated to buy private insurance, its almost like forcing up to raise insurance companies profits.
Polls are stupid, I don't care if 40% of R's think Obama is a Muslim, its not true so polls are not good indicators of anything. Polls are a good reflection of how uninformed our populace is on some issues. Polls should not be used for anything else, a poll is only as accurate as the person being polled.
Basically how do us as individuals do something to change this country before it is too late. It drives me crazy thinking about this stuff all the time, and people tell me "Oh don't think about it too much and just enjoy your life, you can't change it anyway" well ya if everyone stops thinking about it and does nothing about it of course nothing will change! But I can see basic rights being stripped from me in the near future, not to mention Earth may not be able to sustain this lifestyle forever. We have one serious flaw in our thinking, that growth can be infinite, we have to stop as some point and see that growth is not infinite, and we need to look at sustainability.
"...the illegality of cannabis is outrageous, an impediment to full utilization of a drug which helps produce the serenity and insight, sensitivity and fellowship so desperately needed in this increasingly mad and dangerous world."
- Carl Sagan
