Why do we all stand back and do nothing when our politicians ban or inpose things on us all.?
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i agree with you..but i think it is because too many foolish people that choose that damn Goverment to rule.
940646
We are indeed all people.\nIt's just that when thousands of organized protesters wave foreign flags while shouting anti-American slogans swarm the streets of our country.......well,  we tend to take that somewhat offensively
980174
The ultimate goal of most politicians is 'Money'! They lose every ounce of morals that their mother/dad might of had for them. We the people will only have more power if we limit the terms of the Senate/House, just like the president. Technology just hasn't reached the proportion that I would like to see if before I die. I mean, we the people truly governing our nation/ through what left a long time ago "a true country of the people for the people". But what do I know, I just remember the 10 commandments,and probably will till I die! Wish allot of the politicians would or could do the same!! Our job as tax-payers is simple, just shut -up send the money, and don't ask questions where it goes!!!!
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Invectives, diatribes and ranting screeds do nothing to help any of us.\n\nThe issues are what is important. The direction this country goes in is important. How we get along with each other is important.\n\nBut I must ask the question. "What can I, as one person, do to stop the madness?"
980869
I found it hard to believe at the time that they allowed it to happen, when i was in the military, fighting for our country, unlike some of the people on here who only make childish remarks. It never would have happened, today with politics taking such a large part in any conflict it is almost impossible to conduct a mission without interference from politicians. I noticed that you are already getting facetious, childish responses to your question, and it seems their are some who post drivel and think they are being intelligent.
825569
Because the extremeists are the ones who get all fired up over political issues. The rest of us have a life.
283076
"Interference" can be bad or good, depending on how it is done.  I don't agree that it's always done to help others; that's why politicians always talk about "protecting America's interests."  But when you have unprecedented power to try to correct terrible injustices in the world, you would probably feel somewhat guilty not to try sometimes.  And it may well cause some to dislike us (and others to like us), but popularity isn't necessarily the point if you really do have an opportunity to save or improve some lives.  You do the best you can.
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just because everyone is doing it, it doesn't make it right.  \n\nPeople do things which are convenient to them.  And when it becomes convenient to many, it becomes popular.  What makes something important is what people view as important. Everything we do is for our OWN benefit.  People pay attention to things they think they would be good for them.  IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS NECESSARILY RIGHT.\n\nwe must have good disgression to distinguish which are valid or useless popular opinions.  \n\nIf you were a dirty politician, you would be dying to be a popular choice, wouldn't you?\n\nGO AGAINST THE WIND.
812976
Why can't you see that all politicians are hypocrites?
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Becouse as a student you loose faith in the goverment/politics/law etc.  After the people that we vote to protect us are the ones who create the wars.\n\nPlus politicians do as they please.  No one listens to the people.
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I pray someday we will all have the courage and faith to stand up and not let abuses in this country take place anymore. \nWe need to do it together!!
770704
Don't all politicians feel they are authorities on everything.  \n\nAnd I apologize for calling you a jerk in the other thread of yours you actually touched a bit of a nerve on that one.  :)  Merry Christmas to you my conservative friend.
478546
You are either with us are against us! you dont believe in that do you? thats the same line we've fallen for for centuries. stalin, mao, cheng, wassalib, hitler, poipot, melosovic, il & leone have all used that to commit terrible things while in power. heres another slogan for ya, 'those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit attrocities'.
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The media clouds peoples judgment by planting artificial "facts". Does any of us truely read the reports that decisions are made from. No, we merely listen to views from the media. Politicians are in their business for money as we work for money, not all are good not all are bad. I say drop the party lines and get a more independant politician to present moral views.
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Politics! They need our trust so they can stay rich and in power. They can abuse our trust because we allow them too. Things can be done, but what are you doing about it? It is one thing in government that is fairly simple. They really don't need our trust, they need us not to think!
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I think it is our job as citizens of the USA to NOT trust any government official fully. We should all question the actions of our politicians and then if we agree, so be it. If we don't, then our voices should be heard.
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Unfortunately, the general populace's lack of interest in politics, its complete apathy, failure to vote, to find out what is really going on in this country, has lead to the intolerable situation we find ourselves in right now.\n\nI'm sure that not every public official is a bad person; the law of probability alone does not allow it.  However, the average American citizen does not know much about his/her local and national officials, the pressing issues of the day, laws, etc.\n\nTherefore, we now take what we are told at face value, do not question anything for fear of bashing/retribution, and accept what the press and politicians tells us - the webs of lies craftly spun to keep us ignorant, in the name of "National Security".  The abuse of power is blatant and appalling.\n\nNot only are we at war, but foreign countries have bought much of our important domestic assets, our privacy is basically non-existant, we are denounced as traitors if we dare question laws such as the Patriot Act, our phones are being tapped, our e-mail messages and regular mail read, etc.\n\nIt is terrible, scary, and indecent.  Our country was founded precisely because our forefathers decried the intrusion of their mother country into their personal affairs.  How ironic then, that those who now try to preserve those Unalienable Rights, the same ones safeguarded and preserved with the blood of countless men, women, and children throughout our history, we are denounced as anti-American and told that if we don't like it, we should leave.\n\nThe signers of the Declaration of Independence must be rolling over in their graves.  What a tragedy.  It makes me very sad.