Reply #29: I used to think... [View All]

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that the USA was 'the good guy'
that having a basic understanding of the issues and voting made me a 'good citizen'
that while I disagreed with most republicans on issues like the economy and abortion, that our differences would be balanced out by elections in the end
that US citizens were free and in no danger of losing our freedoms

now I think...
that the US govt. has rarely been a force for good in the world-- and oddly enough it was my republican boss that pointed this out to me.
Our election process is a fraud.
Neocons have conspired with corporate interests and religious whackos to deprive citizens of freedom and opportunity all in order to make even more money and to control the earths dwindling oil supply.

In short, I have been really depressed since the last election. All of the money that I have available to donate, is going to organizations that are working to remove * and the neocons from office. I have started volunteering with the democratic party canvassing and phone banking. I hope that it's not to late to preserve the ideals in our constitution...but I'm not at all sure.