U AMERICANS, isn't time to wake up?
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There are those of us who are awake to this horrible vision. The unfortunate thing is there aren't enough of us who are awakened to do anything about it. Unless we organized and assembled we would be brought down. Plus there is a comfort zone, and about half of this country are conservative republicans. 30% of which still like Bush. So of that 70%, you have to figure the portion of people who are willing to risk their lifestyle, their businesses, and even their lives to let the government know that we disagree. Without numbers our voice goes unheard. If we can group the people who disagree with bush and his policy something will get done, however if we don't have the numbers to act, it would be similar to the government response noted recently in the movie V for Vendetta.  If we can have change and move toward peace without overthrowing our government, and leading a revolution, i'm sure a lot more people would step up. But the longer we wait, the closer we are to a civil conflict that will tear us apart.\n\nIn response to airborne... Bush's current approval ratings are right near 30% and decreasing daily. Last I checked 30% is not most of our country. It is the brainwashed ignorant and most often upper class that share's bush's views as they have the most to gain or lose. Open your eyes. Nothing will be accomplished by one country challenging the world. Your statement only goes to prove how brainwashed some people in this country are. Money has eaten their minds.\n\nTo maverick: is it not convenient that of those one in a million, they always seem to be oil barrons, or wealthy senators, or partial owners of medical companies.... Notice you never see an educated civilian take office. 1 country by the people for the people... yeah right! You are both ignorant, and people of other countries notice this. We too often close our eyes to the severity of our actions.\n\nI leave this question with one final thought. The majority of the voting public in the U.S. are Senior Citizens. As you can see on this post, most of the people who are speaking out about bush are children, or considered that in the eyes of the law. As long as ignorant, republican, conservative old bull headed people make up the voting majority, the republican party will lead us all to hell. Not to say that the democrats are any better, because most of the time they are all talk on many issues, but in this case, isolation is the only thing that will lead America away from war. We need to stop trying to police the world, and start worrying about our failing education system, our medical system that is by far unavailable to the people that need it the most, the rising price of gas and creating alternate sources of energy. Until we get our country back on track  how can we justify pushing our way of life onto others?  Let Muslims live how they want to live. If we didn't have our heads up everyone elses a$$ all the time, far fewer people would hate us or attack our way of life. \n\nGrow up children and open your eyes to the ways of the world...
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That is honestly a good question!! \n\nYour very correct in your statement. Americans are too lazy to go vote!! Hopefully all of America has learned the lesson of staying home on election day. \n\nBecause when less than half of ALL Americans show up to vote, we get a President like George W. Bush and a congress like the congress we have....and so on.... \n\nAnd we can't make this mistake ever again!!\n\nWhat we as a country have become, we are not about, and have never been about..
1010889
I basically asked the same question.....well, sort of, about the US. \n\nPeople HAVE become lethargic.
458395
wake me up when september ends
558963
Isn't school almost?  I think your too late.
336082
Whos' got something important to do tomorrow? Can everyone wake up late? If not, take a nap today- The go out late tonite & then tomorrow will work itself out!
493350
and now it's time to wake up!!!
856013
It's called arrogance.  The U.S. has had natural resources, brain power and big bombs.  I think the day of awakening is coming when the next breakthrough in technology comes out of India or China.
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There's at least one American out here who agrees with you.  Such a sad state of affairs.  And the worst thing about it is that people can't see it.  Doesn't anybody look beyond the nice news stories the Republican-owned press keeps putting out?  For instance, http://www.democracynow.org (an independent media outlet) has a daily M-F show that goes beneath the surface on what's happening in the US and in other parts of the world.  We're conditioned to believe our beloved country can do no wrong... but it's time to grow up and open our eyes.
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Americans are rude, lazy, selfish and arrogant.  Yes, we should keep out of other countries' disputes.  You wouldn't want someone whose life is screwed up telling you how to run yours, would you?  America is a mess.  We have no business telling others what to do.  We should stay home and clean house here.
951301
It will be too late ....\n\nThe nations slumber while Iran plots their destruction
863627
yes they are, we need to wake up and soon!
128424
11:45 here in NY and I don't go to bed. I stay up all night answering yahoo answers questions. (a few minutes passed by sine you posted your question.) Oops, now it's 11:46! Time flies!!!
62798
It depends on the time you are posting the question.\nIf i am sleeping you have to wait for me to get up.
1063281
The USA has to wake up and give a call to fellow Americans to be patriotic and must do everything to imbibe this cause.  Also, they should slowly curtail their activities in interfering other countries business as otherwise they will have their hands full. Look at Iraq - Tiger by the tail, More than 2500 Soldiers killed and still do not know what to do next.  Long drawn battle without actually in war.  The President says it is a mistake.  How will you compensate the lives of 2500 fellow American soldiers.
84717
I wish more americans would wake up and realize the sad state that our country is in. And stop supporting bush and his worthless money hungry hobbies, like pushing this myth of terrorism, and stupid topics that have nothing to do with this country like gay marriage and the bible.
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I think it is partly because the US government has been so bogged down in the mess it has created in Iraq and Afghanistan that it hasn't got the resources to impose its agenda on South America, and people are waking up, too.  As a consequence of American imposed policies through IMF, World Bank, puppet regimes, training secret police and torturers to cut dissent, etc.  millions and millions of people have been exploited, but as the saying goes, you can't fool all the people all the time...so now presidents who are more sensitive to people's agenda instead of catering to US interests and the corporate agenda are being elected.  For example in the case of Chavez in Venezuela, US tried to bring about a coup and get rid of him, but thank God it didn't work...times aren't like they were when the democratically elected president of Chile was killed and replaced by the monster, General Pinochet.  And God willing, this just the beginning...I hope American people will wake up, too, because they are also being betrayed.