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election day politics
In part this is an entry I posted in the forums about "what do you think about your government". I will start with that...
My government is of the people and by the people, but in my country, the people are greedy and selfish and they do not care about the other people, so by default, this government of the people can never be for the people. Our government is too busy protecting business that suck the people dry as consumers and best the people down as employees. There are two simple steps to make our government for the people, a two term limit for all elected offices and a cap on donations to political parties and candidates. The greedy bastards would not be so interested in running for office and the corporations could no longer put a stranglehold on politicians. It won't solve every issue, but it will at least bring the government in America back under the umbrella of the people who work for the people. Right now my government is reflective of the people who have 1% of the wealth. So I guess you can say it is of the 1%, by the 1% and for the 1%. Which is what I think about 50% of the American people, and that ain't much!
Yesterday was election day. I voted as I always have every year since I turned 18, except one year when I moved and wasn't able to get to my old polling place and they didn't have me in my new polling place book yet. I was passed off because it is my right to vote and I consider it an obligation.
It disgusts me that people and organizations and corporations who have the most money have politicians under their thumb. We the people vote and we get screwed! But I vote in hopes that some day things will change because otherwise I feel hopeless that the one government in this world that can make a difference Wii come to a collective conclusion that being for the people will be good for everyone, not just the wealthy!
jJ
My government is of the people and by the people, but in my country, the people are greedy and selfish and they do not care about the other people, so by default, this government of the people can never be for the people. Our government is too busy protecting business that suck the people dry as consumers and best the people down as employees. There are two simple steps to make our government for the people, a two term limit for all elected offices and a cap on donations to political parties and candidates. The greedy bastards would not be so interested in running for office and the corporations could no longer put a stranglehold on politicians. It won't solve every issue, but it will at least bring the government in America back under the umbrella of the people who work for the people. Right now my government is reflective of the people who have 1% of the wealth. So I guess you can say it is of the 1%, by the 1% and for the 1%. Which is what I think about 50% of the American people, and that ain't much!
Yesterday was election day. I voted as I always have every year since I turned 18, except one year when I moved and wasn't able to get to my old polling place and they didn't have me in my new polling place book yet. I was passed off because it is my right to vote and I consider it an obligation.
It disgusts me that people and organizations and corporations who have the most money have politicians under their thumb. We the people vote and we get screwed! But I vote in hopes that some day things will change because otherwise I feel hopeless that the one government in this world that can make a difference Wii come to a collective conclusion that being for the people will be good for everyone, not just the wealthy!
jJ
Published 5th Nov 2014
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8th Nov 2014 2:53am
Dear Poetryman,
I thoroughly enjoyed what you had to say about "Election Day" and like you I am dismayed with what is currently going on in our government, in our country and in our world...... Oftentimes for those of us who don't comprise the so called 1%, the one thing left for us to do is to vote with our consciousness, our dollars and the choices we make every single day......... there is strength in numbers and if doing that ever became popular and if people overall became less distracted with meaningless things, there would be great power in that......
Good to see you in my inbox again.....♡♡♡ :)
I thoroughly enjoyed what you had to say about "Election Day" and like you I am dismayed with what is currently going on in our government, in our country and in our world...... Oftentimes for those of us who don't comprise the so called 1%, the one thing left for us to do is to vote with our consciousness, our dollars and the choices we make every single day......... there is strength in numbers and if doing that ever became popular and if people overall became less distracted with meaningless things, there would be great power in that......
Good to see you in my inbox again.....♡♡♡ :)
8th Nov 2014 10:58am
Thank you Scarlet. I was wondering where you disappeared to. Stop being a stranger, I am here all by myself and I miss you... [[hugs]]
