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Originally Posted by tecoyah
For the first time in my entire life....I am ashamed to be a citizen of the United States.
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No.
See...I'll never,
ever be ashamed to be a citizen of the United States. I may be be embarrased by my government, and of the current circumstances, but I will
not be ashamed to be a citizen of the United States.
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Originally Posted by bermuDa
What most bothers me about Bush and company is that in all likelihood, they will not be held responsible for their actions.
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I can understand that. Hell...I'll even
agree with that. But, that's kinda up to all of
us isn't it? It truly amazes me that we have allowed this man, and his administation to get away with so much, for so long. Says a lot about the citizenry of the United States, does it not? Hell, we even sent in a Democratic Congress to oversee this mess, and to help set matters straight. Well,
that turned out to be pretty ineffectual, didn't it?
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Originally Posted by JumpinJesus
...we are too lazy as citizens to actively participate in the country our forefathers left us. We've allowed, through our own complicity, complacency, or apathy, someone like this to represent us to the world and to run roughshod over the very ideals we supposedly care so deeply about.
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Exactly.
Personally...I see Bush more as a puppet, than I do as a President. The GOP, and their corporate overlords, may just as well have put up a cardboard cutout of Howdy Doody in front of the White House pressroom. I believe that we deserve more, but we are not going to
get more until we demand it.
After 9/11, we needed strong and decisive leadership. We thought that we were getting it. Bush
did look awfully good, with that bullhorn in his hand, standing atop a pile of WTC rubble, did he not? Cooler heads thought more about how they could profit from it all, and turn it to thier advantage. Such was done. Under
our watch.