tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459752770842382924.post3882895060266121561..comments2023-09-28T02:28:29.511-07:00Comments on WSR Photography: JMO - When Democrats aren'tWSR Photographyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02578476190552952347noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459752770842382924.post-45829343136170176842009-12-17T09:46:28.200-08:002009-12-17T09:46:28.200-08:00Many of my closest friends are starting to give up...Many of my closest friends are starting to give up. They're saying that everything is just going to go to hell and we're going to end up being a third world country with a handful of super rich people and everyone else living in cardboard boxes. And I'm starting to believe them.<br /><br />I'd like to think that there is something left to hope for, but it's become hard to do. People promise hope and change but deliver more of the same.<br /><br />I know that part of the problem is that we have legalized bribery in this country: As long as you don't say you are paying a specific amount of money for a specific vote on a specific bill, you can buy all the politicians you can afford. And for big business, that's all of them I guess.<br /><br />But then I also think that ultimately, it's our own fault. After all, nobody MAKES us vote for the people in office. Dennis Kucinich ran for president, too, but few voted for him.<br /><br />And nobody makes us vote for the guy with the biggest checkbook who can run the most campaign ads, either, but we do. So it seems like we've just gotten the bad government that we deserve for being so stupid.<br /><br />Sorry. It's depressing.Chriss Paganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644410311763728065noreply@blogger.com