y'all finally figured it out, there is no right choice and there never really was one. most folks i talk to these days agree that government on every level has failed in its stated purpose and cannot be trusted to perform even the simplest task without completely screwing it up. for over two centuries the citizens have been have been turning out to cast their ballots for the lesser of the evils they are offered and it seems they have finally tired of the game. each year the turn out has been smaller and smaller and it hasn't mattered in the least. as soon as they're elected our officials abandon the high ideals of their campaign slogans and sell out to their favorite corporation, religion, ethnic group or other special interest. once in power they begin feathering their own nests and preparing for the next cycle of lies and half-truths that will land them an even better position.
even the most rabid supporters of this experiment in representative democracy are beginning to understand that it is a failure and that the people have lost control. though few will admit that they have planted that first foot firmly on the road to the anarchist point of view, all seem to agree that what's going on now just isn't working. some seem to feel we need a swing toward the totalitarian left, with its socialist dreams of a big brother that will take care of them from cradle to grave. others seem to want to hand over the reins to multi-national conglomerates and massive corporate entities, praying that some of their wealth will trickle down to we mere mortals. most are just scared shitless and they should be.
this massive bureaucratic machine we have spent the last two centuries building is grinding to a halt. its dependence on military might and constant expansion have proven to be its fatal flaw. we may stall its death by giving it a merely superficial face lift, but we seem incapable of the courage necessary for any real change. or maybe it is just a step back that is needed - to the original intent of this country. thirteen states loosely joined by the gossamer tendrils of a federal government and the people actively involved in the decisions that effect their everyday lives.
sort of.
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