Friday, August 5, 2011
Why haven't the citizens of the United States rebelled?
The government is clearly corrupt. The middle class is being destroyed by the upper 1%. The economy looks like it might tank at any moment. The poor are getting poorer as cost of living skyrockets and pay increases only marginally. Taxes on taxes, for paying taxes. Self-interest groups with buckets of cash seem to be able to buy and sell whatever they want, including politicians. Gross inequality in the justice system allows the rich to go free for major offenses, while the poor are locked up without any chance of being treated fairly for even minor offenses. Overbearing, and over inflated federal government cinching the noose tighter around rights of it's citizens. Most of the rest of the world views the US as a bad joke at best, or ignorant hypocrites at worst. Is it because the media distracts us enough to be complacent even when we should be up in arms? I love this country, but I've grown to despise the US government and it's elected officials. Presidential elections are a bad joke. Senators and congressmen waste unfathomable amounts of money debating the findings of committees and studies, flying in private official jets for personal reasons, all while carrying on scandalous activities whenever they get the chance. We wage wars over seas we have no business being in, and provide vast amounts of aid to other countries destitute, while our own poor go largely ignored. I'm a laid back guy, but the more I think about it, the more the government makes me want to take reform lessons from the french revolution. Bonus question : Does anyone own a guillotine?
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