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Originally Posted by pan6467
But is that not what a majority of our society wishes to have though?
If we keep having the lesser of 2 evils and all the smear that tells us how bad the other side is, then we, as a people, can blame everything going to Hell on them and not on ourselves. Even though we are responsible for what our leaders have become. When in a society like ours, I submit that when we lose faith in our government and find we can blame them for everything, then we as a society are dying out and the country we love will be lost and a shadow of itself (some may argue it is now.)
I think Kruschev said it best, "we will not have to invade you, we will not have to touch you, you will destroy yourselves from within."
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Yes, of course this is true. I don't think most of our society wants it this way, though. I think, in the context of here and now, this is the mentality of the younger generation - you know, the one that values clothing, style, the current popular slang, mtv and the like - showing how much of an effect it can have on society as a whole. Just about everything and everyone on television panders to the younger generation. Our politicians are playing little high-school games with each other, spreading rumors and gossip - knowing perfectly well that rumors and gossip need virtually no help at all to gain a life of their own and spread like wildfire, doing all kinds of unwarranted damage.
If running for president brings this type of behavior out of "grown men," then the process of running for president needs to change, plain and simple.
But as for the current election, I can't take either candidate any more seriously than I take a high-school drama queen.