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[ktnau09]

This is an enormously long political rant. If you don't find American politics interesting, don't bother. You will be bored. If, however, you are as frustrated with American politics/society as I am (I know you are), read on. A fairly melodramatic account of the current political/social climate follows...

So I walked by the union the other day and

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[kittehkat]

I agree with this post pretty much 100%. Of course, I'll throw in my little bits, too, since apparently I have Serious Opinions (but not about Wilflife ;)) as of late.

I have also been (mostly privately) fixated on this lately. I've been thinking about how we no longer have meaningful protests (or at least they get 0 press), rallies, or movements. It feels like we're taking things lying down, like we don't give a damn until it's too late, and then we don't move to change, we just complain.

I think it's time to be angry, time to take up what's important to us, and express it. Why do we have control of most of America's economy, its direction, and its population, yet none of our demands are being heard, much less met? We need to be radical, and even if that's not in the same way it looked like back in the 60s and 70s, we need to express ourseves and make sure someone pays attention.

The apathy, from all accounts, makes me sick. I'm ready, and I think a lot of our generation is, too. We need to do something.

[ktnau09]

The apathy makes me sick too, but like I said, I kind of understand it. Like, we need to do something, but what? I have no idea. And I think a lot of people feel that way and apathy is just easier. Not acceptable, but understandable. But I'm ready to figure it out too, because, yes, something needs to be done.

[paukenschlag]

So I'm for creating the Sensible Party (remember our conversation from a while ago?). Care to join?

No, but something else that sickens me is the whole partisan politics thing. I hate that politicians have to accept/reject something simply because it's something from the other. Like the SCHIP program.

Don't get me started on this...

EJ

[ktnau09]

Haha, I'm in! I wanna do something, though, I'm just not sure what...

Yeah, that sucks. There are definitely politicians I might support if they would drop those ridiculous parts of their platform that are just there to get votes from far right- or left-wingers.