Where Do We Go From Here...

[hsifeng]

Just got done reading dravon's entry here.

While I wish I could say that I have a deep seated belief that we will all rise above the current milieu and restart our country on a fresh course of democracy and civil liberty, I have a sneaking suspicion that we will follow the ‘historical course’ of such events and devolve into an Empire: One with far less personal freedom and political determinism that we currently enjoy.

 

Move over Rome, we are running for the finish(ed) line much faster than you did!

While I wish I could say that I have a deep seated belief that we will all rise above the current milue and

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[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

My slice of the 'Believing in the Intelligence Of My Fellow Americans' pie is pretty thin right now: I think most citizens (and I use that term loosely) will settle for an X-Box in their Christmas stocking from whatever administration is in the White House. I wish I wasn't so pessimistic about this, but I have a deep seated belief that any self aware nation would have fixed this problem a long time ago. We are a self indulgent nation; therefore we let it all slide so long as we metaphorically “get whatever consumer goodie is 'hot' in the electronics section of our local newspaper”.