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Originally Posted by percy
The Accountability Act is in full swing. Anyone hear about it? Anyone care? Victims are now going to be given stronger rights than criminals. Anyone hear about it? Anyone care? People are dying on our streets and living on heated grates in the winter time. Child poverty is at an all time high in this country. Veterans in this country are treated like shit and some have to live at poverty levels. That's the thanks they get for handing our asses over on a silver plate.
So let's spend another month debating how the flag should be flown. Honestly, if this sparks the attention of the country over anything of the multitude of some of what I've mentioned, then I truely am embarrassed for my country.
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Why would you be embarrassed?
We are a nation grappling with the fact that we are at war for the first time in many years. We are struggling with the fact that troops appear to be getting killed with a regularity that hasn't been the case since the Korean war.
I find this debate, any debate, about our military to be refreshing. We are finally paying attention to that which has been largely ignored for years.
As for the accountability act... I have been pay attention. Attention to the fact that Harper's act has allowed for *less* access to information.
As I said elsewhere... meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
As for all of the other issues you have listed... they are not completely ignored. My local media covers these issues on a regular basis. They just aren't this week's hot button issue.