[quote=Shadowfax]
Yes, the failure of our free press is another depressing topic. I think in general Americans are lazy and complacent and as long as they receive a steady dose of entertainment, they don’t really give a shit whether the walls tumble down around them–but they will complain all day about how bad they have it.
And all the while Fox Spews emits such garbage under the color of “information” and so many people swallow that poison like it’s the truth, what else can we expect of our electorate?[/quote]
Shadowfax: Look, before you tear into the Box ‘O Wine, I think there is hope. Between a galvanized electorate in Ohio, the OWS movement and, yeah, even the Tea Partiers, you’re seeing a groundswell in this country. While the OWS movement is rudderless, it does represent an angry electorate and an electorate that’s re-learning how to participate in their own democracy.
This is good stuff. We are going to figure this shit out because, ultimately, the foundations of this great republic are too firmly rooted to allow collapse.
My old man was a Marine veteran of WWII and Korea and taught me to love my country but fear the government. Regardless of our political beliefs or affiliations, we ALL love our country. And that’s enough.
