This is a message to all Americans out there. Sure, not all of you do this, but this is a call to arms for you, then, for you need to start aquatinting these people's faces with heavy pieces of logging equipment.
Politics seems to be a very common cause for debate in your country. Debate, when intelligent, is a very good thing, and I encourage it greatly. I love debates when they are intelligent. My friends have told me I can be quite contrary at times, and I too have noticed that I do often play Devil's advocate without realizing it to start an intelligent debate.
Do you see the keyword in the above paragraph? I'll give you a hint: it's not pie.
Intelligence. It is what makes the difference between a pointless argument and a debate. Debates about politics are necessary in a democracy, however in the United States, there are none. All talk about politics has turned into pointless arguments. Calling names and spreading hearsay does not strengthen a democracy, it hurts it, and that is all that I have seen in criticism of the Government of the United States. This does not spread your opinion, it makes you seem like your mother is also your cousin, and her idea of a proper education consisted of sitting you in front of a speak-and-spell and a calculator.
I just watched a Youtube video that claims that "Obama screws up a speech!" Let's just say the video fails to deliver. It was a clip that was about ten seconds long showing Obama rephrasing one sentence of a speech, looped three times. "To say...They say that we should do less instead of more". Certainly no Bushism, and yet when I looked at the comments, I was appalled. There was actually someone calling for his impeachment over this, no joke.
The point of a democracy is that you will win some, but you will also lose some. It is required that both the right and the left have the chance to govern. If just one side had power all the time the country would be driven into the ground. For this to happen people need to be willing to look at all candidates and get informed. Don't vote for somebody just because they are a member of your political party. Consider the needs of everyone in the country, not just yourself, and be willing to sacrifice some of yours for the good of everyone. You may be unhappy with the current government, but you have the chance show it in four years with your vote. You should be happy that you at least have that, which is more than a lot of other countries.
Edit: Dijon Mustard. Obama is getting flak for choosing Dijon mustard because it is "too fancy". If you think this is grounds for deciding who will run the country, you should not be allowed to vote.
The point of a democracy is that you will win some, but you will also lose some. It is required that both the right and the left have the chance to govern. If just one side had power all the time the country would be driven into the ground. For this to happen people need to be willing to look at all candidates and get informed. Don't vote for somebody just because they are a member of your political party. Consider the needs of everyone in the country, not just yourself, and be willing to sacrifice some of yours for the good of everyone. You may be unhappy with the current government, but you have the chance show it in four years with your vote. You should be happy that you at least have that, which is more than a lot of other countries.
Edit: Dijon Mustard. Obama is getting flak for choosing Dijon mustard because it is "too fancy". If you think this is grounds for deciding who will run the country, you should not be allowed to vote.
