tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post2845244751558479196..comments2024-03-28T18:11:29.865-04:00Comments on UNDERNEWS: Young losing interest in freedomUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-11895934858601140362017-10-24T00:58:03.822-04:002017-10-24T00:58:03.822-04:00Apparently democracy is not essential anymore sinc...Apparently democracy is not essential anymore since the US is an oligarchy morphing into a tyranny. But it still must maintain its legitimacy and refrain from enslaving too much of the population. There are things that are more essential like surviving global warming or keeping out of prison. Boomers are not going to prison or dying disproportionately from coastal flooding so democracy is a bigger deal for them, and they either pay for it or know people who do. They vote for politicians who can raise campaign funds and spend on ads. This is democracy for them, as the Roberts Court has decreed it. Firmly entrenched supporters of oligarchy, they also prefer tyrants as a pushback against our weak president system, so they view the use of nuclear weapons as a good thing. Millennials have not yet discovered the word "revolution" for themselves but rather have been spoon fed a placebo by partisan oligarchs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-18592054485338324192017-10-22T22:16:02.480-04:002017-10-22T22:16:02.480-04:00Watch what you wish for as you may get it. Watch what you wish for as you may get it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-77001073018558152642017-10-19T10:01:08.992-04:002017-10-19T10:01:08.992-04:00"Daniel San: No such thing as bad student, on..."Daniel San: No such thing as bad student, only bad teacher. You too much TV." --Mr. Miyagi<br /><br />"Look well, oh wolves." -- Akela<br /><br />Cheers, TomTom Puckettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-1103539795345187082017-10-18T11:51:27.094-04:002017-10-18T11:51:27.094-04:00Re: Anon @ 12:50PM
Agree completely.
However, ad...Re: Anon @ 12:50PM<br /><br />Agree completely.<br /><br />However, adding to confusion might be the 'Orwellian' dialogue that seems to further confuse people regarding just about every issue: Environment, Separation of Church and State, Gun Ownership, being Conservative, being Liberal, PAC political influence, Wall Street and Banking behavior, Political and Military involvement in foreign countries, Corporate "personhood", etc.<br /><br />Libertarians offered an escape from Republican religiosity and foreign country involvement, but still retained mercenary economic policy.<br /><br />Greens and Bernie offered an escape for Democrats.<br /><br />So... in an insane attempt to maybe destroy the confusion, many people voted for what we have right now. Not that it helped any.<br /><br />We seem to be on a 'downhill slide' away from ideas that involve more noble thinking. Greed vs FDRs plans and The Great Society. Conservative Religious principles (Dogma) v. Free (actually just about 'any kind' of) Thinking. And Hate vs. just about anything.<br /><br />Must be a 'human trait'. Take the 'easy path'. Crowd mentality. "Try not to think about it". Appreciate what you have. Thank God and Pass the Ammunition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7018073541417646773.post-62843252858610210182017-10-17T12:50:08.450-04:002017-10-17T12:50:08.450-04:00Anyone born after Reagan was elected, has seen suc...Anyone born after Reagan was elected, has seen such abuses of democracy, malicious things done in the name of democracy, and purposeful misunderstandings of the first amendment. It is entirely understandable that their view of democracy and free speech is different from those born before 1980. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com