主题：美国精英对美国选票制度的批判。 -- dolong

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‘Despite growing unemployment, despite ruinous private and public debt, despite whole states risking bankruptcy, despite the federal government now paying its bills with nothing but printed paper, Americans keep spending like good times will roll forever.’

And that’s the problem with the average joe. They grew up being told they could do anything they wanted with their lives. If it feels good it must be right. They don’t want to hear the truth about ANYTHING negative if it could possibly dampen their views on the life they ‘DESERVE’.

As far as my friends are concerned, it’s like they have blinders on! Every day I look at the news: jobless claims are higher than expected, take care, things look bleak (usually in the beginning of the week); (then by Friday) jobless claims are lower than expected, take it easy, things are going to be fine. It’s the weekend, relax, go out with your friends, go to the mall, spend what little money you have left on that pair of shoes you really want, or that pair of jeans that’ll land you that ‘perfect mate’… you DESERVE it. The media is becoming a big problem. Is anybody else picking up on that fact?

Take a good friend of mine as an example. Her and her husband are the average American. He’s an executive chef, she’s a half time waitress with a degree in business. I’ve been telling them for a couple of years to save up for the rainy day that’s on the way. No, no, they say, we’re OK. We have good insurance, our son with type 1 diabetes whose medical expenses are over $1000 a month will be fine no matter what… we have everything we need…

So life goes on for them. Until two days before Christmas. He comes home with the news that he lost his job. Now they’re trying to do the whole unemployment thing. She is so stressed out I think she’s going to have a stroke or something.

The point is though, it’s like they never saw it coming! Even when they’re being told! People litterally have blinders on and as incredible as it may seem to those in the know, most people have no idea whatsoever whats going on in the world. and the sad thing is they don’t want to know! I’ve only read the bible twice so I can’t remember where that phrase is, something about people only wanting to hear GOOD THINGS… I’m a new Christian and in the beginning I wanted to share what I’m learning with my friends. I still want to of course, but they say they don’t want to hear about God. They say they have enough to worry about without ‘getting stressed about the whole God thing’ Their idea of worrying is what to buy at the mall, or the grocery store, how to decorate so perfectly that the neighbors will be in awe. Getting everybody to the same bar at the same time come Friday night.

Americans keep spending like good times will roll forever.’ More to the point - Americans keep sticking their heads in the ground, or pulling the sheets over their heads, like nothing ever even happened at all! They don’t want to know. They just keep moving forward, “Livin the Dream”, because “It’s All Good”, after all “It’s a Good Life”

As far as my own life is concerned, I guess i’ve actually become part of the problem. I got sick a couple years ago and am now waiting for social security. I’m only 46. I come from a family of succesful women with mid-west work ethics. I grew up knowing that I would do something great, and I thought, up until about 3 years ago, that I had. I was a professional. I had a couple years of savings, I did all the right things, how could this happen? I had to claim bankruptcy, I lost my house, my husband got terribly injured at work, I lost my job, I got sick, I became weak… now I’m a Christian and things are better. Now I get up everyday and remember to pray. Now I know God is here with me. Things are better.

Seems to me, the country is going through much the same trials. So who’s going to tell America we all should get down on our knees and pray to God? How many trials must our country endure before ‘our leader’ does the right thing?

I guess all we can do is pray and watch. And wait. Patiently.

Rebecca Weir—Vermont, US

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Sometimes I turn on the Jerry Springer Show for a minute, and it reminds me why the Lord plans to destroy our nations. There is no way to fix evil other than to completely destroy it.

I suppose if the Lord went on prime time t.v. tonight, and announced the complete destruction of our societies, the vast multitudes would scream who is this, and where is my show? Then the masses would cry “Crucify Him, and give us Barrabas.”

B.Posch—Canada