dc0de wrote:
I think that the point to be had here isn't political finger-pointing, but an actual movement of people who are willing to speak out against what is making America fall behind the rest of the world. It's not about partisan politics, or fringe movements, we can't blame them.

We have to blame ourselves. We voted for them, didn't speak out enough, and haven't gotten our representatives and senators to perform for us...

We need to do more, and not just petty bickering amongst "dems" and "repubs"... that's not getting us anywhere.

I think you are correct and I said so earlier in this thread. But here's the rub. So you get a bunch of people together that say "HEY! LET'S GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS DIFFERENT!" Heard it. Been there. Done that. This nation has seen the scene from Network where he's mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore way too many times. It's old news. People cannot get motivated to act up because the idea of acting up is in and of itself not motivating enough. There's no payoff. An entire generation acted up, and ironically, most of the mess that we are now in is directly their fault. What's needed is something else to motivate people. Something new. I mean... I've been listening to the broadcasts for the Earth Live show all day and dear LORD these people are trite. If I hear one more time how "we gotta come together man to save the environment" I'm gonna puke. That record got overplayed in 1969. A new approach is needed. The old tricks don't work. This is why I think escapism is all the rage in our culture. It's all about Money, Rims, and Hoes. There are too many people saying "STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR WHAT'S RIGHT!"

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