I know there's more to voting than just presidential elections, but voting for a mayor or a state senator isn't going to have any effect on national security or international affairs.
I just think this is a clear issue to rally around though, and I really am convinced the political process is a charade. I don't think Americans really know how dire the situation is, and the fact that the democrats and republicans were so unanimous on this legislation and Obama signed it into law, makes me lose faith in the system. I think all this stuff with the health care bill is just superficial a bone they're throwing us. If anything, its just a give me to private insurance companies, because its now mandatory that we pay money to them, Real health care reform would have been to raise taxes on the banks and corporations, who had record growth due to the bailout, and use that money to pay for education, health care, and housing, no strings attached.
People don't accumulate power to have it. They do so to use it. I suspect that the economic situation may be way worst than what they're letting on., so that's why such draconian legislation is being passed. In a lot of ways, I think Obama is even worst than Bush, because at least Bush captured and detained suspected terrorists. Obama's just ordering drone strikes to outright kill people, some of which have turned out to be innocent and have any evidence supporting their guilt. Whole families are often taken out too. At least at Guantanamo, they could be released after a long indefinite detainment. This of course can't happen if they're dead from a drone attack.
So, I think focusing on reelecting Obama as Joe Philly suggests is truly a waste of time. The whole political system, as well as the mainstream news, is meant to neutralize people by pitting them against their selves so the owners of this country can carry out their plans of domination. At least if enough people are in the streets protesting the NDAA, they'll know that were not completely docile and subservient, and know their boundaries.
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