Davidjayjordan
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OK, time for a personal rant here. I do not "love" my government, simply because I do not see my government as a monolithic entity, but a collection of very good ideas, and very bad ideas, as well as very good people, and people I do not agree with.
That said, I think the governmental system I am fortunate enough to live under is the best one for me. I have traveled extensively for work and pleasure, and have found very few governments that grants as many individual freedoms as does mine. There are many governments similar to the one I live under, and most of them seem to work very well. I can't imagine being restricted by gender, ethnicity, and religious affiliation (or non-affiliation) as I have witnessed in other countries. This is mostly because my gender and ethnic background would not be an asset in many countries or cultures, so I am rather sensitive to the issue.
On an even more personal level, I have found the local representatives of "government" to be caring, helpful individuals. Recently I was at the beach when someone got in trouble. They were assisted by the county-employed lifeguard and, who knows, it might have saved their life. My tax dollars at work!
Of course there are bad apples in any system, but that is no reason to reject the system. One of the most positive elements of a democracy is that the individual can make a difference. Vote! Encourage and assist others in voting! Run for office! Assist local media outlets in exposing fraud and corruption!
If you don't like what you see, don't seek to find, WORK to CHANGE.
End of rant.
Yes, you are idealistic Hok, but naive as you have to get real in depth wisdom rather than superficial experiences of your government. For at the highest levels they are as devoid as devoid gets. I mean I fought a required reading textbook that distinctly said that suicide was a positive self rewarding experience that the strong should avail themselves of to show their individuality and courage, and yet the worldly school system HERE in Canada allowed it and made it required reading. i foguth it at every level, and yet after two years they still approved the book and still had it as required reading whereever the School Board shoose it.
I thought death was something we wanted to prevent our kids from experiencing. They apparrently not..
You have to fight them Hok before you will ever understand them. Go against their flwo then you will have some real life experience.
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