I sit and wonder just what is happening with governments. Being a US citizen that is the point of view I know. There have been a lot of changes since my childhood and early adulthood. It seems like then people were more focused on society and the quality of life for everyone. It seems with Regan began the great American Opera that has spread to the entire world. It goes some variation of "Me, me, me e e e!" Allan
On Sunday, July 3, 2011, allan deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > Corruption has become the way of life for all governments.. especially since the god of the world has become wealth.. Allan > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Contemplative <[email protected]> wrote: > hmm... I will take the bait... :-) ( I am such a sucker!) > Democracy is the only chance that I have to exert the force of my ignorance on a plethora of subjects for which there are > far too many experts with conflicting views. In order for someone to manipulate me, they must present their brilliance insuch a way that I can connect with it, thus they have to dumb it down so far that no matter what they do or say, they > will in fact have lied. Subsequently, when I actually see what applying their brilliant idea means to me, I am perfectly justified in voting the arrogant SOB out of office for being dishonest. > > Democracy, if nothing else, slows the pace of progress just far enough that those of us less brilliant (or just plain ignorant) don't become completely enslaved by those more brilliant, who would eventually determine that our ignorance make us > less than human, and therefor justify making us their property to do with as they see fit. > I may be ignorant, but I will not be owned! (at least not on paper) :-) > I don't mean to be glib. What I say above is a (hopefully) lighthearted, cynical and very simplified expression of what I really think. > Democracy is the only form of government that allows the ignorant to really count, at least a little bit. Democracy is what allowsany ignorant individual to become less ignorant if they are willing to work at it a bit... after all, ignorance is correctable. > > > > > > > -- > ( > ) > I_D Allan > > If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, > > >
