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Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

0 posted 2008-01-15 09:56 PM

National elections drive me insane.
They heighten my fear
this once-grand democratic experiment,
the United States,
is as doomed as the dinosaur.

We are the result of cascading bifurcations,
for our multi-cultural streams of consciousness
that once converged into a workable sea of diversity
seem somehow to have split
into polarized streams of indifference.

And when order disintegrates
until total chaos emerges,
does anyone win?

Terrorists from other lands
are not the ultimate enemy
of democracy.

Indifference to our rights,
freedom of speech,
the fundamentals
of justice and truth,
indifference to the basic human needs
of the weakest among us,
will be our unraveling.

A Romantic Heart
Member Ascendant

since 1999-09-03

Posts 5496
Forever In Your Heart

1 posted 2008-01-15 10:01 PM

Taxes, oil prices,
education, healthcare,
now that will also be the
death to some families...

How is anyone going to make
it with Gas going up 100.00 a barrel
and healthcare cost, no healthcare,

I agree is all seems too much like
American Idol...lol~

You know you're in love, when you can't fall asleep,because reality is finally better than your dream~Dr.Seuss

ArtSolstice
Member

since 2007-03-18

Posts 498

2 posted 2008-01-15 10:31 PM

Tell it, Sister!

Kamelian
Junior Member

since 2008-01-14

Posts 21
Australia

3 posted 2008-01-15 10:43 PM

I think this is true for many of today's "developed" nations, sadly enough. Not many like to admit it though.

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

4 posted 2008-01-16 01:33 AM

I think we have plenty to worry about and I don't think I would want to take over the presidency at this time.
Ida

Midnitesun

Member Empyrean

since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

5 posted 2008-01-16 08:01 AM

ARH, with all due respect, this isn't about the public "idol" imagery of the candidates perpetuated by media hysteria, and this isn't a joking matter.

Thanks to all who read, even more so, to all who take the words freedom, equality, national security, and truth seriously, and who pay attention to what is going on in the streets and backwaters of America.
In my humble opinion, we are a nation more divided now than ever before, and are on the verge of losing our fundamental freedoms for the sake of protecting ourselves from 'external' threats.

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (01-16-2008 08:45 AM).]

ArtSolstice
Member

since 2007-03-18

Posts 498

6 posted 2008-01-16 02:53 PM

Midnitesun, I completely agree with you.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

7 posted 2008-01-16 03:01 PM

Nice writing...James

simon
Member

since 2008-01-14

Posts 440
London, England

8 posted 2008-01-16 04:25 PM

Speaking as an Englishman I'm not really qualafied to comment on domestic American matters but I think your piece rings true throughout the Western World. Like it...!

nakdthoughts
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since 2000-10-29

Posts 19200
Between the Lines

9 posted 2008-01-16 05:59 PM

Indifference to our rights,
freedom of speech,
the fundamentals
of justice and truth,
indifference to the basic human needs
of the weakest among us,
will be our unraveling.

This is so true, and I find myself having a hard time sleeping at night worrying about what's to become of us as a nation.

M

secondhanddreampoet
Member Ascendant

since 2006-11-07

Posts 6394
a 'Universalist' !

10 posted 2008-01-16 07:48 PM

I am EXCEEDINGLY glad that a few "P.I.P.-land" authors still have the commitment
(and stamina) to do these 'social impact/conscience' writes!...

I am particularly fond of:

"Indifference to our rights,
freedom of speech,
the fundamentals
of justice and truth,
indifference to the basic human needs
of the weakest among us,
will be our unraveling(!)"

"Democracy" is a rare and precious (ultimately fragile) thing in the historic record.
Its demise begins with the 'dumbing down' of a populace (erosion of a 'well informed'
citizenry) that no longer "dares to read, think, speak, and write" (as John Adams put it)
who readily surrender their 'fundamental individual rights' to the simplistic promises of
demagogues who exploit their fears and manipulate the political process simply to achieve
their narrow personal agendas; and who offer only simplistic solutions to the least essential
problems and (alleged) 'protection' from nebulous external 'evils' in return. Several posts in
"The Alley" today were (in my opinion) a rather stark and shocking reminder of how far we
have slipped in such dangerous directions!

aziza
Member Elite

since 2006-07-09

Posts 2995
Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!

11 posted 2008-01-16 08:19 PM

Kacy,

You hit right on with "indifference" - we give up our rights without understanding the ramifications of doing so. We don't vote as a rule. If we do vote, too many of us don't vote with decisions based on knowledge.

Maybe we reached the pinnacle of our glory days and were too self-absorbed to realize it.

A

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