John Lennon said it best:
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.”
Interpretation: it’s up to us, the masses, to monitor what political leaders do to us financially, politically, and ethically; and how they treat other countries, in the name of this nation. It’s up to us to convince our leaders to choose Peace and not war. If that is what we want.
It makes sense that after 9/11, we wanted justice. We wanted the culprits caught and tried and punished.
But according to the popular choice, no one wanted war. Especially after the alleged “weapons of mass destruction” never materialized. So why did we end up in Iraq, do we really know? And are we satisfied with that choice? If not, why is it still going on?
The upcoming Presidential nomination weighs heavy on everyone, worldwide. No one wants another Election 2000. An openly international embarassment. Since Election 2000, we are far from a “United” States. We are divided on just about everything. How do we find our way back to the strong, reputable land of freedom and democracy for all?
Maybe the question is not what do we want, but what do we need — as a nation? What’s most important to us?
We should begin by taking a look at where we are as a nation after the past eight years. The most volatile era since Viet Nam.
First, let’s look at the facts about the economy. Is it really as bad as the media reports to us? Has unemployment been at an all time low for the past 8 years? Why did the Dow drop so drastically this past week? Was the foreclosure tragedy avoidable?
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