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10:50 AM | link
What stuns me most about contemporary politics is not even that the system has been so badly corrupted by money. It is that so few people get the connection between their lives and what the bozos do in Washington and our state capitols. "I'm just not interested in politics." "They're all crooks." "Nothing I can do about it, I'm just one person. I can't buy influence."
Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom you can decide you don't much care for. Is the person who prescribes your eyeglasses qualified to do so? How deep will you be buried when you die? What textbooks are your children learning from at school? What will happen if you become seriously ill? Is the meat you're eating tainted? Will you be able to afford to go to college or to send your kids? Would you like a vacation? Expect to retire before you die? Can you find a job? Drive a car? Afford insurance? Is your credit card company or your banker or your broker ripping you off? It's all politics, Bubba. You don't get to opt out for lack of interest.
9:07 AM | link
"For those of you who feel it is inappropriate to debate foreign policy within the Student Government institution, please realize that it is more inappropriate that people die at the hands of the United States," said Amber Novak, a journalism graduate student.
12:30 PM | link
How do you know that? Have you studied every system of every country in the world? And even if it's true, the only reason you would say it is to avoid FIXING something that's WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM. It's the refuge of lazy people. It's like saying, "Well, sure we execute a few innocent people, but at least we don't eat babies." It's what people say who don't have the time or energy to actually think about something. And, of course, it always gets applause.Want more?
9:34 AM | link