I've always been interested in our government... or so I thought. Yet it was always "just there" - doing what it did - and staying between the lines. But now? Where are the lines?
I've been watching the History Channel on cable recently and have been overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of World War II. There has been nothing even close in recorded history that can match the depth and scope of the entire globe in chaos. Throw in the introduction of nuclear weapons and the implications are truly mind boggling. Here's what eats at me: The US WWII Generation fought against all odds - on multiple fronts - and won! The most massive statement for Democracy ever made! Afterward, that same generation took us for quite a ride. My economics professor for my Master's program at Georgia Tech called the period from 1945 to 1970, "The 25 Year Rocket Ride." It was... and is... the most impressive burst of output the world has ever known.
Ahhh, but my generation, the children of the great ones... we chose to slap their hand. Put a pin in the time line of history at 1968. That's when things started to change - and not for the better. When true democracy (by and for the people) is shoved aside for by and for Me, Me, Me... today's mess is what we get.
Our "sense of entitlement" is galling. But, hey, we all own General Motors now and soon we'll all own National Health Care, Inc., too! If you can afford to have a phone, call your friends in Canada and Great Britain and ask them how that's going for them.
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