What can you say about our government? Many people would say that they don't really like it, and don't understand why the government does things. Maybe it's because they don't understand what is going on. Maybe the government could help us out by explaining to us why they are doing certain things, instead of doing everything possible to avoid the point. Sometimes it feels that the government doesn't totally explain certain bills that are being passed, and so the American public feels like that are getting screwed. It seems that the government has so many secrets and hides so many things. When they are hiding so much it seems that they are doing things to benefit themselves, which I would have to say is true for the most part. I understand that there is no way that you can please the whole nation, but every conversation that I hear about the government is negative. You would think that they would change that in some way, since they are trying to get re-elected.
It's just funny how government officials when they are campaigning to get voted into office promise so much, but when they get into office they don't do exactly what they had said. Yeah sure they do things, but not what they initially had said, and that is why it is so tough to believe anything that they say. Most of the time it feels like they are just blowing smoke, and when poeple start to realize that, then that is when we shut them out. This is also why people are not as involved into politics as they probably should be, because they are tired of hearing broken promises. I know that is why I am not to interested in politics and government as I should be. Most Americans just have a negative perception when it comes to government, and it dates back a long time. I guess it's just easy to blame them for everything.
We put our trust into these officials, presidents, congressman, whoever it may be that we elect and time after time we get into some ordeal that we should not be in. Maybe it's our fault that we don't elect the right people to do the job, or they just don't care about how bad decisions are going to affect the majority in the future. Just like the debt that we are in now, somewhere down the line it could have been avoided, but oh well right.
Mr. Richard,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your comments on the secrecy of the government. They are always hiding something. Always trying to pull a fast one on the American public. And we never seem to get quite angry enough to ever make them stop. I actually don’t think that will ever happen.
Every election there are big, bright promises that we always seem to fall for. It’s nothing new - lower taxes, improving the education system, Social Security reform, and/ or getting us out of the economic slump. And America is so happy that this saving-grace has come along, only to find out it was all a bunch of bull! Then, shortly thereafter we end up passively accepting their explanation of, “What I meant by that was...” .
I was also happy to see that you pointed out that the government is so easy to blame. The big, bad government can be at fault for practically anything. It makes it incredibly easy for Americans to “give up”. There are numerous groups that are trying to make a change every day yet most people don’t even care. They will complain about the crappy government as they sit on their couch and watch American Idol.
Like I said, I don’t know if this will ever truly change and I must admit that the whole topic hurts my head, but I appreciated reading your take on the issue. In my mind, if every American just put the slightest bit of effort, even 5 or 10 percent, into learning/ keeping up with news and politics, then the world would be a better place. But I guess that just as unrealistic as all those empty promises!!