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Originally Posted by Robbie
You know that's not true. It long ago went out of the people's hands and became totally corrupt.
Did you decide to "experiment" on poor black people and deliberately give them STD's and fake treatments just to see what would happen to them? No? Me neither.
Did YOU decide to go to an undeclared war in Vietnam? Nope? Me neither.
Did YOU decide to have our CIA promote disruption and destabilization of govt.'s and assassinate leaders in South and Central America? Nope? Me neither.
Did YOU decide to start a "war on drugs" against the citizens of this country? No? Me neither.
Did YOU decide to invade Afghanistan when a handful of guys with box cutters hijacked and crashed planes on 9-11? No? Me neither.
Did YOU decide to invade Iraq "pre-emptively"? No? Me either.
GrantMercury...our govt. is NOT "us". It's a group of totally corrupt lifetime politicians who are bleeding this country dry.
I seriously can not understand how any liberal minded person would want to give the govt. more money and more control over our lives.
The liberal people I saw when I was young in the 1960's and 1970's were all about FREEDOM and protested against govt. control of their lives.
This is like some kind of bizarro world where everything is upside down.
I think that in time you and many others are going to come to regret your faux liberalism view of handing the govt. everything and taking your own rights and money away.
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??? WTF are you going on about? Get a grip.
Who fucking throws out corrupt lifetime politicians? WE DO. Who demands changes in laws that aren't working? WE DO. We can have the country we want. But people have to fucking give a shit. People have to pay attention. People have to read newspapers. People have to think in the abstract. People have to know and regularly contact their lawmakers. People have to fucking VOTE! Forty percent don't even bother to do that. So why do you think the crooks have taken over?
The government certainly isn't ALL bad. And the shit that's not working can be fixed IF WE INSIST on it. THAT is the beauty of America. THAT is the genius of the Constitution.
Bellyaching about corruption and giving up is bullshit. Every positive piece of legislation passed in government came about because the people demanded it, and in some cases fought for it, and even died for it. There have been so many positive changes in America's short history. None of it happened as a result of people sitting on their asses, throwing up their hands, and moaning about "gubment".
And who ever said anything about giving the government more money or control over our lives, anyway?