Yes, the economy is currently doing well...
Yes, the deficit is down...
My point is, how do you rationally assign cause and effect to a
single politician (President Clinton, in your case) in such a
diffuse political system as ours? If you are assigning credit
to politicians, then how much credit does the Republican Congress
deserve? Have you considered the possibility that politicians
from both parties might just be plain lucky, and that the current
good times might be mainly due to completely external factors
like the end of the cold war and/or favorable demographics?
I'm not sure myself, but you are the one assigning credit...
so you tell me!!!
Again, you don't seem to have your facts straight about the
totalitarian governments that you yourself listed! You assert
that these governments "do very little" for their people.
Nothing could be further from the truth. These governments
do *everyting* for their people, dictating practically every
aspect of their lives, all under the pretense of being
"worthwhile" or "for their own good".
So, no thanks, I like politicians who do as little as possible
for "my own good". If they can be occupied by meaningless scandals
and infighting, then the more the better I say!
And, as much as I appreciate your suggestion,
for now I prefer to stay in this country, where the true
influence of feeble-minded politicians is thankfully limited,
and where skeptics like me can still peacefully co-exist with
(as opposed to being forcibly re-educated by) "true believers"
like you. |
