WHY oh WHY do so many people not know that THEY ARE the government?
Do people really not know how this country works? Do they not recognize that our government is a shell (Democratic PROCESS) that is populated with people that WE the citizens ELECT?
Hate politicians but don't hate the government that is set up for YOU and ME to run through elections!
Does anyone have a better REAL system of government where they still have a voice?
2013-10-07T10:08:20Z
When I say we ARE the government that isn't an opinion .. it's a fact. It defines our government. How well it actually works is a whole nother topic.
?2013-10-07T09:51:23Z
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The political right has waged a consistent and effective campaign to demonize "the government." This rhetoric has caught on with the younger generation who cannot grasp the idea of the social contract.
If you or I were elected to office tomorrow would we suddenly lose all our common sense and become greedy, self-serving puppets of the corporations? No!
Personally, I like roads, schools, safe food, disease control, etc... Why doesn't the right ever talk about those services? Why is it always a juvenile and short-sighted attack on the most egregious examples of government misconduct?
We are not the government. Those crooks who make millions while in congress don't represent me at all. We no longer have a government of by and for the people. We have a government of, by and for the wealthy elite top 0.01% of income earners. They choose who will run for President for both parties so they never lose and we never win.