So i've never really been into this blogging thing, but lately i've been thinking about a lot of things, and wondering how to get my ideas out. I figured that if there was any good way to do it, this would be one. I tossed around the idea of writing a column for the paper, but i was doubtful they'd take me. Maybe someday. Please leave your comments, as they would be really helpful in my future writings.
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So anyway, politics today seems kind of pointless to me at a glance.Its just a bunch of stuck up, old, corrupt people campaigning for what the interest groups and lobbies pay them for. The political, social, and economic theories that each politician holds prevents the whole from working smoothly, and what ends up happening is that nothing that matters ever seems to be addressed, leastways not passed. We end up with them passing pointless things like the ocular penetration act of 2007 (look it up if you don't know), and nothing ever gets done. I applaud the people who go into government to make a change, but it is very disheartening to see them all corrupted so quickly, or shot down without any way to prevent it.
While I concede that government is important, our political system is not able to be sustained such as it is much longer. Historically, when has a representative democracy worked for long? The longest one was just around 400 or 500 years, and most lasted 300 or less. Think of the Roman Republic, a most notable example. It started out pure, a great system, led by visionaries, forcing their way through bad policy laid down by absolute monarchs. It worked very well, until the senate chambers were soon filled by corruption, bigotry, and hypocrisy. The Republic disintegrated under this system until at last, Julius Caesar seemed to bring the people to their senses. This visionary man, who kept refusing the crown and the rule of Rome, had to lead an army against his great friend and fellow citizen to prevent the collapse of Rome. Then he had to die, and a great anarchy and civil war ensued, and the nation was rocked to its very foundations, upsetting the entire order of things, and creating an oppressive empire.
What will it take for us to realize that we need to change? How long will it be before civil war decides our policy? How long before an Augustus arises out of the masses and bears us out of war? Will history repeat itself as it has so many times? Or will America get smart and learn to resolve its affairs with love and compromise, instead of hate and stubbornness. Only time will tell.
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So anyway, politics today seems kind of pointless to me at a glance.Its just a bunch of stuck up, old, corrupt people campaigning for what the interest groups and lobbies pay them for. The political, social, and economic theories that each politician holds prevents the whole from working smoothly, and what ends up happening is that nothing that matters ever seems to be addressed, leastways not passed. We end up with them passing pointless things like the ocular penetration act of 2007 (look it up if you don't know), and nothing ever gets done. I applaud the people who go into government to make a change, but it is very disheartening to see them all corrupted so quickly, or shot down without any way to prevent it.
While I concede that government is important, our political system is not able to be sustained such as it is much longer. Historically, when has a representative democracy worked for long? The longest one was just around 400 or 500 years, and most lasted 300 or less. Think of the Roman Republic, a most notable example. It started out pure, a great system, led by visionaries, forcing their way through bad policy laid down by absolute monarchs. It worked very well, until the senate chambers were soon filled by corruption, bigotry, and hypocrisy. The Republic disintegrated under this system until at last, Julius Caesar seemed to bring the people to their senses. This visionary man, who kept refusing the crown and the rule of Rome, had to lead an army against his great friend and fellow citizen to prevent the collapse of Rome. Then he had to die, and a great anarchy and civil war ensued, and the nation was rocked to its very foundations, upsetting the entire order of things, and creating an oppressive empire.
What will it take for us to realize that we need to change? How long will it be before civil war decides our policy? How long before an Augustus arises out of the masses and bears us out of war? Will history repeat itself as it has so many times? Or will America get smart and learn to resolve its affairs with love and compromise, instead of hate and stubbornness. Only time will tell.
4 comments:
Go Erich! I totally agree. What's going on in this country?? I'll tell you what it is... people are lazy. Look around us, people sit on their butt's all day and eat cheetoes and get fat. The only thing they do is wobble their lazy asses out of their house to make a trip to Starbucks, cause America NEEDS Starbucks (what would we ever do without it!!??). My point is people are lazy. According to the US Census (http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p20-556.pdf), less than 64% of the eligible population actually voted in the 2004 election, supposedly one of the most heated elections in US History. That means that over 36% of our country couldn't muster the energy to drive 2 miles (in our enormous gas-guzzlers) to fill out a slip of paper, because we "didn't feel like it." So I attribute this to all the laziness. People would rather sit there and watch our country's government go down the toilet than actually be proactive and do something about it. Come on people!
I agree that its laziness, but not because people dont vote. voting wont help what im talking about. We need to figt corruption at the heart, and if that means killing the corporations, so be it
Thomas Jefferson agrees with you. He said that this democracy will not last more than 200 years. I happen to agree as well. We seem to be falling into a pattern of socialism as opposed to strengthening our economy and government by reenforcing capitalism.
I didn't know you had a blog spot. :D I do as well.. I'll add your page to your links if you add mine.
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Hey Erich.
I didn't read it yet but I will.
Ok just read it. I believe you speak the truth unless I am terribly mistaken. Haha. Represent I agree with it. I think we need to get more people into politics who actually care about keeping things in line, the problem is finding them.
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