Kakki, in part I do agree with you. It is up to each of us to do our part in steering the direction of our society. I have always felt it was important to vote, even though at times I felt like I was voting for the lesser evil. I have also felt it was important to join in protest at times when I felt it might help the cause I believed inl. The last election, to me, demonstrated that on one hand each & every vote really did count, yet on the other hand they didn't. But that is another subject....
The part I don't agree with is that your opinion that some people may have been brainwashed or not educated properly. I am of the opinion that it has to do with apathy & disillusionment based on observations that so many politicians are hugely influenced by those who fund their campaigns. Money is the name of the game which leads some people to think that they as individuals no longer have an influence in their government. In this case the "they" would be corporate interests or lobbyists or even those in the pentagon, to bring this back to where we started. In spite of all this cynicism, I still cling (by the tips of my hardworking calloused fingers) to the belief that each of us can indeed change the world & make it a better place. >>Obviously something happened along the way to sort of brainwash people into thinking that "They," whoever "They" are, run the government. Ever since then when I hear that kind of talk I remind people that it is up to "We" and not "They" to steer the direction of our society. I blame it on a lack of proper education.<< ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ********************************************
