It's hard not to lose faith in what this country could be. I've been teetering back and forth between deep concern and total apathy for this country.
Part of me believes this country was bought and paid for by the corporations a long time ago. Part of me believes that this fuckin' whiny, self-absorbed consumer culture of ours has spread like cancer, and we're beyond hope of ever looking away from our big-screens long enough to realize how close this country is to being completely fucked. I wonder if too many people have the mentality of "I'm living comfortably, ergo, everyone is living comfortably. Everything is okey-dokey. I'm gonna go play the back nine at the country club now. Gee, our president's doing a swell job."
The other part of me sees things like a lot of the folks who post here, sees the Daily Show and the Onion and other sources of satire, and it they all make me think, "Hey, maybe the American public hasn't been completely brainwashed into thinking that a Fox 'news' poll that surveyed 500 people is representative of the entire country. Maybe there is hope. Possibly, just MAYBE, the whole of the American populace is not eagerly gobbling up the plates of bullshit served to them by the mainstream news outlets." I'm trying really hard to hold on to that.
Now, Ror, I want to address your question. I think the problem is what happens to people once they get a taste of power. Our elected officials were once plain old Americans. They were brought up in American communities, churches, schools, etc. It's not like people instantly become malicious or irresponsible once they decide to run for public office. As they rise through the ranks, people and corporations throw money at them to cater to their interests. And who doesn't like free money?
My contention is that the truly good-hearted, concerned people who want to run for office and do some positive things for this country A) Get bought, B) Get laughed out of the race by the Dems and Republicans, or C) Get killed.
GodDAMN, it's tough o hold out hope.
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