We Need to Stop Whining, Stop Being Spoiled, And Learn How Government Works

Change.

We were so miserable that we decided to take a chance on a green, inexperienced wanna be leader. Don't get me wrong- it is a proud moment for the US. We can finally put the notion to rest that an African American can get elected. I think we can drop the feeling of malaise though.

We have made great strides in medicine, technology, and innovations that have shaped the world. From Ford and his assembly line to putting an R/C rover on Mars- no one does it better than us.

But why the feeling of loss? Simply put, we have become spoiled. Yes, we are drunk on a self-centered philosophy of materialism and don't know how our government is supposed to work. Instead, young people get bombarded with messages about products and have their heads filled with indoctrination instead of education.

More than a year before the election, a survey was given to folks 18-35 at NYU. Most of the young people said they'd trade their vote for an iPod.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1107/6892.html

"Two-thirds say they'll do it for a year's tuition. And for a few, even an iPod touch will do.

That's what NYU students said they'd take in exchange for their right to vote in the next presidential election, a recent survey by an NYU journalism class found.

Only 20 percent said they'd exchange their vote for an iPod touch.

But 66 percent said they'd forfeit their vote for a free ride to NYU. And half said they'd give up the right to vote forever for $1 million."

Several years ago, Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla decided to have a little fun and signed people up on a petition to end Women's suffrage. People these days just don't know the importance of understanding how their government works. I think people forget how government works when ABC stopped playing the "How A Bill Becomes a Law" after school special.


It's really sad.