Debalic wrote:
Jophiel wrote:
But by the time you can vote, the educational system is largely done with you and it becomes a personal responsibility.
I think that's all the answer you need. This country has a critical shortage of personal responsibility.
It is because out lazy public is complacent wehn it comes to politics these days. We give our leaders the benefit of the doubt and we allow media and and biased ads to do our thinking for us. As ineffficient as this is it seems to be how the system is designed.
Of course, this system was designed during a time wehn it took weeks for news to reach the nations cities.. before such things as radios and TVs and internets.
Face it, we are working off of an obsolete system. It's 2006, not 1806. We are 200 years out of date.
Personally I think the reason that noone has bothered to try to change any of this is how well that this outmoded system works to transform politics into a full blown entrepreneurial extraveganza, where the only one with any chance of making an impact are those with the money, power, and connections to utilize and EXPLOIT the media driven and miseducated public with over-funded ad campaigns; all the while lining the pockets of their parties with "donations" from the lobbbiest who is the highest bidder.
Our government apparently is a glorified national auction block.. where the policies are determined by the highest bidder... rather than determined by the actual common public.
The only thing that John Q has to go off of is whoever puts on the most expensive show, the brighter lights, and the most creative propaganda..
and the whole time our education system deteriorates further.. thus further driving home the notion that the public should keep their ignorant noses out of politics and just leave it to the big guys up in the penthhouse.
It is a totally self-preserving enterprise that is only going to worsen until at some point.. the house of cards falls.