Text 7784, 63 rader
Skriven 2007-12-10 08:29:31 av Roger Nelson (1:3828/7.0)
   Kommentar till text 7763 av Jeff Smith (1:14/5)
Ärende: George W. Bush
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Jeff Smith wrote in a message to Roger Nelson:

 JS>      Part of the problem here is that some are prediposed to think
 JS> negatively about American politicians, the people who voted for
 JS> them, the process that chose them as candidates. American politics
 JS> has become more a matter of acting than a matter of what is best
 JS> for this country. It has been that way for some time now.

True.

 JS>     Politicians put on the face necessary to try to get people to
 JS> believe what is desired. That is not to say that politicians are
 JS> ALL bad. I am sure that there is some true desire for the good of
 JS> our country. But not enough for me to put much faith in their
 JS> honesty. Look at our last national election and the game playing
 JS> that was involved.

We have, I think, a few good men currently seeking the presidency.

 JS>     As a American at election time I have a choice to either vote
 JS> for the presidential candidate that I think is the best choice of
 JS> those that have been chosen as candidates. 

Vote them out.  If one is elected to office and dies not fulfill their canpaign
promises, then you know they lied to get into office.

 JS>     Or, I can choose to not vote if I don't wish to support any of the 
 JS> chosen candidates. Am I neglecting my responsibilities as an 
 JS> American if I choose not to vote?

I wouldn't think so.  After all, what other choice do you have?  You can still
vote for someone else, if for no other reason than to keep your voting status
current.

 JS>     This country has many flaws which I think can also be said of
 JS> just about every other country. One thing that I don't have is the
 JS> overpowering urge to spend my time telling people of other
 JS> countries how bad their goverment is or their politicians or the
 JS> people of that particular country. 

You and I are exceptions in that regard.  (-:  I may not like a person of
another country and that is vastly different than figuratively going someplace
I'm not wanted, i.e., criticizing their respective form of government.  The
very thought of doing that never occurs to me.

 JS>     I may not approve of a particular counties government. But how 
 JS> does that make me qualified to start telling people of other 
 JS> counties just how bad their country, it's government, or it's 
 JS> people are. 

It doesn't.

 JS>     I am thinking that for some it is much easier to bitch about how 
 JS> bad someone else is or lives. 

You only have to remember that God loves those people, too.


Regards,

Roger 
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