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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
the duty of "Americans" is to pay attention. this is their participation. to be conscious of how their decisions affect other people, particularly their patterns of consumption. if Americans do not pay attention, then the America of today, is the America that you will get. moral of the story, perhaps people should start paying attention.
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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY
Yes that is why they should vote.
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Yes, that is why we should cast informed votes and also be aware of the the military and economic ramifications of our collective* political actions.
* yeah, that's right, we are all still responsible; this is a representative democracy still...moreso on paper than in actuality, yeah, but whose fault is that? The blame lies clearly with the electorate who have allowed themselves to become sheep. Corruption is our fault, Americans. It's our onus for being so naive as to not know human nature and that power corrupts...duh...which is why the checks and balances and Bill of Rights are in the U.S. Constitution in the first place. Those checks and balances were written over two centuries ago, so get hip: it is up to us to exercise our rights and right this ship.
We must reform campaign financing. Kudos to Sen. John Edwards and Sen. Barack Obama who have refused to take PAC money for their campaigns.
Barack Obama joined John Edwards in attacking Hillary Clinton for ... - Nov 1, 2007
Barring any miraculous changes that remian to be seen, we must collectively demand an end to career politicians, by any consititutional means necessary.
Ask not...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE0iPY7XGBo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s6U8GActdQ
a tad cliche, a tad hot air, but