re: The good news is that the sane people in this country and even the not so sane are not listening to Bush and his pals. Now the trick is to figure out how to get them out of power before 2008, or at least to keep that power at bay. Taking Congress away from them in 2006 needs to be the first goal.
It doesn't matter... Bush has the power. He may be forced to reduce the troops by public opinion and political pressure, but we're still stuck with this destructive policy trough the '08 elections. Then the new Pres, Rep or Dem, will try to "win" the Iraq war. Be a hero, "anti-war" or "anti-anything" candidates don't get elected in this country. It's the American mindset (for better or worse, usually worse).
It is, frankly, hopeless. All those kids will die for nothing. At least during Vietnam, millions were taking to the streets, screaming bloody murder. Now, barely a whimper of protest.
Why should I care if nobody else cares? People care more about their Ipod than their country at war. People care more about their tax break than the great American city of New Orleans. People see 30K people fired at General Motors, and they say they deserved it because their benefits were too good (especially people with much better benefits than the GM workers). People see 4% GDP growth and huge record S&P500 profits while wages are not keeping up with inflation and the number of working poor is increasing every day, and they say the economy is doing great.
For the first time in my life, in this country, people seem satisfied that their kids will not live as prosperous life as they did. And they don't care, they have theirs.
I'm beginning to wonder what the hell is wrong with me that I care. I've got mine, screw the rest of you and your kids. I guess I'll be like everyone else, "I don't owe you shit". There is no obligation from generation to generation... American society ethic is grab it and hold it for yourself, screw everybody else.
Not the world I grew up in, but I can adapt.
John |
