Quote Originally Posted by Feanor
Sorry, but I must offer this criticism of Americans in general: they have a fear of anything run by government that can only be described as pathological. People all over the world mistrust governments but few with the intense irrationality that afflicts a very significant portion of the US population.
Government for the people, by the people, eh?

Mistrust of a government isn't altogether a bad thing, and in some circumstances, its a healthy thing - blind faith in a government usually just gets you killed.

I do find it ironic that with so many Americans who express distrust of their gov't, actually leave so much of their lives in the hands of the gov't, blindly. So few Americans vote or even try to educate themselves on the issues at hand. Why do we so distrust an entity which we ourselves are supposed to have power over? hhmmm...

All the issues we've discussed on these boards the last few weeks and the overlaying sentiment seems to be that we (us non-politicians) are without voice or recourse. We cannot continue to believe that a gov't whose pockets are lined by wealthy lobbies will ever do what is in the best interests of the people. We get the gov't we deserve.

Before we address jobs, immigration, healthcare...you name it, there has to be some major house cleaning in this country, and it starts with the lazy-arsed voters (yours truly included).