DUH
You know, while Massachusetts decided to throw a wrench in health care reform and while the supreme court decided it would be cool for corporations and labor unions to run our country, individuals banded together to help a devastated nation.
While it is also ultimately the votes of individuals that decide who is on the supreme court and who is the senator of Massachusetts, that whole process is corrupted by the many flaws in our democracy.
The aid to Haiti, however, is a clear example of how change is really in the hands of the people. I realize that Haiti has a much larger problem than this earthquake to face, namely to change their own government into a functioning one. Yet I can't help but be amazed at how quickly people all over the world can get together, hold benefits, give money, send aid, and even simply communicate with one another when something needs to be done. Why can't we do the same to make the changes in our governments that need to happen? Why can't we look objectively at these massive/highly complicated problems such as our health care system and figure out a solution?
I see this type of situation on a much smaller scale sometimes at work. All of a sudden, I'm presented with a problem that I know I will NEVER be able to handle by myself. First I panic, then I find someone and ask for a little help, and all of a sudden, I've got more than enough hands to get the job done.
In my tiny, mediocre brain, I just know there is a way to get everyone together and make the world good. If only I was smart enough to outline it step by step and make it happen.
While it is also ultimately the votes of individuals that decide who is on the supreme court and who is the senator of Massachusetts, that whole process is corrupted by the many flaws in our democracy.
The aid to Haiti, however, is a clear example of how change is really in the hands of the people. I realize that Haiti has a much larger problem than this earthquake to face, namely to change their own government into a functioning one. Yet I can't help but be amazed at how quickly people all over the world can get together, hold benefits, give money, send aid, and even simply communicate with one another when something needs to be done. Why can't we do the same to make the changes in our governments that need to happen? Why can't we look objectively at these massive/highly complicated problems such as our health care system and figure out a solution?
I see this type of situation on a much smaller scale sometimes at work. All of a sudden, I'm presented with a problem that I know I will NEVER be able to handle by myself. First I panic, then I find someone and ask for a little help, and all of a sudden, I've got more than enough hands to get the job done.
In my tiny, mediocre brain, I just know there is a way to get everyone together and make the world good. If only I was smart enough to outline it step by step and make it happen.