by Frigidus on Thu May 22, 2008 12:35 pm
Indeed. I think that I'd trust the majority of the people I talk with on these forums with the governing of our nation more readily than I would our current batch of fuckwits. I suppose that if our economy implodes it might motivate the American people to do something revolutionary, but right now most of us are only slightly below par. Anyways, here's a list of obvious things that need to be done to help the country.
1. Pay off our debts
Appalled doesn't quite capture my feelings on the current level of national debt. I am in awe that there is someone out there moronic enough to owe someone more than a trillion dollars with interest. The fact that this "someone" is our current governing body is depressing to say the least. Whether you're for "big" government or against it, you have to at least consider that our current economic crisis might have something to do with our ever-growing deficit. We need to cut spending in several areas if we want to have any hope of getting back in the green. I mean, come on, we pay our farmers to not grow food. What the f*ck?
2. Retract unnecessary military
Remind me again why we still have troops stationed in Japan? Are we worried that they're just waiting for us to leave so that they can get back to ravaging Hawaii? It's a waste of money, nothing more. Frankly, the need to keep Russia encircled disappeared in the early 90's. We need to keep up with the times, you know?
3. Ban lobbying
The theory behind lobbying is a nice one. It's a way for people to ensure that politicians keep at least vaguely in step with what the people desire. You say to them, "vote for this bill, here's a nice dinner". Capitalism at work. Unfortunately, at this point it's pretty much just the extremist retards that do any lobbying. The NRA has made us forget about all of the amendments we're losing for the sake of the big #2 (we loooove shootin' critters), the teacher's union has driven our national intelligence into the ground, and politicians might as well just sew fucking corporate logos into their suit coats, as it would at least be up front. Lobbying in fact only gives voice to the loons, as the majority of the country doesn't have just one thing that they care about. All lobbying does is allow extremists to play tug-of-war over national policy. Screw that.
4. Stop teaching kids how great America is
The reason things have gotten so bad in the first place is that we've replaced patriotism with retarded, blind loyalty. From day 1 we get stories of Christopher Columbus, Abe Lincoln, George Washington, and all the other big names beat into our heads, and with each one comes a story about how they helped make our country great. It's basically brainwashing. Let's just tell them the truth: "Our country has had a few high notes among our many low ones, and there's plenty of shit that needs fixing." Maybe then we'd love our country rather than love the people that rule it.
There's other stuff, but I'm done for now. It's not like saying this on the CC Forum is going to help anything.
