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originally posted by: whyamIhere
It's just a cycle...
When we get some new leadership. Proud Americans,not wimps.
Things will change. For now, unplug, kick back and turn off the devices.
ATS has required breaks for many of us. It all gets to be too much.
It will all pass...Hang in there. We need you.
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
I'd suggest ditching government work. You want to help communities, go it rogue, develop trusts, start not for profits, anything but government. That's likely the problem you're facing. Trying to help within establishments that are inherently inefficient and difficult to progress with.
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
I'd suggest ditching government work. You want to help communities, go it rogue, develop trusts, start not for profits, anything but government. That's likely the problem you're facing. Trying to help within establishments that are inherently inefficient and difficult to progress with.
I would make the opposite case that we actually need more like him in government that have a conscience and see the corruption for what it is.
Don't you think Government already has more than enough psychopaths not bothered by the corruption and evil?
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
I'd suggest ditching government work. You want to help communities, go it rogue, develop trusts, start not for profits, anything but government. That's likely the problem you're facing. Trying to help within establishments that are inherently inefficient and difficult to progress with.
I would make the opposite case that we actually need more like him in government that have a conscience and see the corruption for what it is.
Don't you think Government already has more than enough psychopaths not bothered by the corruption and evil?
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
originally posted by: jacobe001
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
I'd suggest ditching government work. You want to help communities, go it rogue, develop trusts, start not for profits, anything but government. That's likely the problem you're facing. Trying to help within establishments that are inherently inefficient and difficult to progress with.
I would make the opposite case that we actually need more like him in government that have a conscience and see the corruption for what it is.
Don't you think Government already has more than enough psychopaths not bothered by the corruption and evil?
You missed the point. It's not about governments being good or bad, it's about the centralization no longer making sense. Decentralization is the future. The longer we have good people wasting their time with the old, the longer it takes us to really move forward.
originally posted by: olddognewtricks
a reply to: FyreByrd
First of all, I am educating my children, making sure that not only do they have a mastery of the basics (strong math and sciences kills, extensive knowledge of history and philosophy, divers wilderness survival skills, etc etc) but also imbuing them with a sense that they alone must create their own opportunities and that they must not depend on others to save them. Second of all, I don't vote for anybody who is not definitely going to dutifully serve this country. (As it so happens there is nobody currently in office whom I voted for, except for one single local town councilman). Third, I work every day towards greater personal independence and am continually educating myself.
originally posted by: nOraKat
We cannot be certain of what the motivations are.
How about the idea of security and living not-compromised by any foreign power or ideology. How would you like to be ruled by China for instance, or North Korea?; things can be worse. Maybe they (United States/Europe) are willing to take extreme measures including deception and killing to maintain hegemony.
As far as nature, it is not pretty and 'nature' includes us humans. I saw one nature show where a mother bird would bring home food to a nest of 3 chicks. Two of the chicks would take all the food when it is offered, and while the mother was away those two chicks would peck the weaker one to death. It would feel better to see nature for what it is.
You think governments exist to make you feel better and to make you live better? It is only a consequence of what they have to do. Their primary motivation is business and self gain.
originally posted by: Bundy
a reply to: Quetzalcoatl14
I completely and %100 percent agree with everything you said, and i feel the same way as you do most of the time.
I have always been a naturally happy person, chipper you could say. After spending years reading ats and other things, taking some college history and political science classes (which i do well in, had the top score in my first polisci class without even trying) it has kind of put a damper on things. I really dont see a point in my life at this moment.
I was actually told by someone the other day that i need to stop telling people the truth all the time. That's America for you in a nutshell right there. I have been applying for apartments and one of the people told me i shouldnt be so honest on the applications thats why ive not gotten an apartment yet.
I have holes in employment history, ive been to jail, and all of the slacker stuff i did, in the end, got me where i am now so i dont see it as bad. Apparently other people dont see it that way.
I see liars around me all the time and i refuse to join in on the fun. Not that im 100% honest all the time, of course, but i dont feel the need to hide my past and it gets me into situations that i would rather not be in, like not able to find a decent apartment or job.
originally posted by: Quetzalcoatl14
So, the problem is, other people can step away from it, I cannot. I can't do my job if I don't keep up with what is going on in the world on a variety of topics, mostly international development and politics related to that.
So, a rough analogy would be what does a doctor do if they suddenly find themselves totally disillusioned with the medical system.