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Originally posted by amc621
reply to post by Alaskan Man
Hello,
I don't want to come across as being argumentative, but if you don't like this country so much, why don't you leave? What is holding you back?
I'm not saying this country is perfect, just saying that if you are so unhappy then go someplace else. Or you could try and make this country a better place. Research the candidates, find who you think fits best and throw your support at that candidate.
Originally posted by TruthWizard
honestly, until the citizens start hanging these corrupt bastards nothing will change.
Originally posted by Alaskan Man
reply to post by amc621
man does that argument scream of ignorance, "if you don’t like America then get out!" well let’s see, I barely make enough to pay the rent on my crappy little apartment, put gas in my crappy little car and eat my crappy little meals so moving to Norway or Switzerland isn’t really a thing I can up and do.
Believe me, if I had the money and was capable of becoming a citizen in some other country (that isn’t a 3rd world nation) I would leave.
as far as your "why don’t you change it" argument, well how would you suggest I do that? I vote for 3rd party candidates but that hasn’t done much, I don’t have the money/resources/time/experience/notoriety to run for any political office myself, I can’t go out and start mass protest because I live in a little town in the middle of nowhere, really there isn’t much I can do.
I don’t offer any solutions with this thread, I just state my frustrations.
Originally posted by hypervigilant
As long as there is no solution we are screwed.... The Constitution guaranties rights that can be exercised by the people as a means of keeping a democratic form of government but there are no patriots willing to take a stand because there would surely be killed if others were to respond by supporting the cause..... If our form of government is of the people, by the people, for the people, who the hell are these people.. What people are truly being represented?...In most countries that take a stand and prosper by doing so the military generally takes sides with the people.Our military is for the most part, overseas and corporate owned contractors are hiring them into their forces or they are being grabbed up by law enforcement if they aren't totally burned out from numerous extended combat tours..... The 2 party system that is controlled by those that are able to lobby for legislation, influence voters by controlling the media and manufacturing news stories and create emotional issues that stir people's feelings to the point they are oblivious to the fact that they have a brain to think with.... They then vote for the lesser of 2 evils as they perceive the 2 sides because the feelings that they are reacting to are fear or anger .... It is either black or white as it is presented and as it is voted by both sides voting for candidates based on how far from one extreme that they are from the other....... We're screwed alright.....TPTB are very practiced and used to getting their way and we the people are well conditioned to letting them have it