For some reason, I didn't get this post of Brenda's until Kate replied to it. I also agree with Brenda 1000%. My personal belief is one of the ways to improve our lot is to remember the US system is suppose to be "by the people, for the people." We've lost our individual spirit and spunk and that is why we schlep numbly along letting ourselves be led by a small few. I wish Americans would go back to college after a few years out in the world working and taking refresher courses in American Government, Political Science and Economics. Even though many of us are taught these subjects growing up, I guarantee one will be much more enlightened learning them as an adult. I did this in my 30s to prepare to take law courses and I walked away thinking I hadn't known shit in all the preceding years. Kakki > Brenda wrote: > > "We don't live in a democracy; we live in a republic. And the real groups > controlling the republic (and the media for that matter) - political action > committees (PAC's) and wealthy givers are doing so from both sides of the > aisle and they don't want things to change." > > "The media in our country sucks for the most part. We have been dumbed down > by USA Today type summary style reporting and sound bytes. Very few outlets > are impartial...We are effected by media language in more ways than we may > realize - not only does it feed our > prejudices but it also feeds our arrogant, U.S.-centric ignorance." > > "Take a good look at our Congress. Women are the majority in our country, > yet there only 13 women in the 100 member Senate and only 61 women in the > 435 member House. Our country is controlled by older white men of European > ancestry (in both parties) - even though that is just one view." > ******************************************** > Kate Bennett > www.katebennett.com > sponsored by Polysonics www.polysonics.com > Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: > http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html > ********************************************
