The American political system is flawed. Is it beyond salvage? Possibly. Why have we not heard more about Kucinich, Gravel, Paul? Because our Media is corrupt. Media’s job (and only job) is to advocate for the people. They have failed in that duty. Instead they have made news a hugely profit-based venture. Can I even express how corrupt and sad this is? We have conglomerates owning our news stations. All of them. Instead of helping us get the information we should be getting, they’re putting shit on our television. Yes. SHIT. We do not give a fuck about how celebrities are doing. We need to know what’s going around in the world around us.
It’s this sort of atmosphere that has helped create such an ignorant country, one that is willing to stand behind a war that was based on bad intelligence and muddled motives. It is this sort of atmosphere that has provoked our public to not support our fellows, but instead seek an end result that is best for themselves. It is this sort of atmosphere that has caused us to put misunderstood religious beliefs into a political system that should never have to contend with them.
Congratulations average American. You’ve failed your duty to your country. Instead of caring about your neighbor, you care about yourself. Instead of seeking out the knowledge that you should, you have contented yourself to mindlessly indulge in entertainment. Instead of holding your politicians accountable for the wrongs they have committed against our very world, you let them go and blindly follow. Instead of advocating what’s good for the country, you doggedly defend your parties positions and make it an A vs B situation.
This is why we’re going into a recession. This is why we’re losing world power. This is why we so desperately need a president to lead us as we enter this new technological age.
It’s now gone beyond Bush’s fault, beyond Congress’s misguided legislation, beyond all government blame. For the American public can now shoulder this guilt together. And if you don’t understand what I’m talking about, if you’ll deny what I’m talking about, open your eyes. I’ll admit, with your eyes shut you can’t see anything bad, but a blind man about to walk into a ditch is still going to fall, no matter how happy he appears for those last few seconds on his feet.
Why have we not heard more about Kucinich, Gravel and Paul? Because they’re not candidates that are likely to win and the media spends more time on more likely winners such as Clinton or Obama.
If you’re so pissed off at everything, why not go do something about it? In later years, run for the House/Senate!
I agree with Paul here.
It’s a Catch 22 for candidates not covered. The media doesn’t cover them because the media doesn’t think they can win, and they can’t win, because the media won’t cover them.
The internet however is going to be the great equalizer I hope, as more and more people find their information about candidates here.
Which is why I support Gravel and also previously Kucinich. Doing my part as being part of the internet support base to make the public more aware :]