DeaconBlues wrote:
Roadracer, on what basis do you assume that most Americans are "sitting in their houses, never saying anything" about the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan? I certainly have heard quite a bit, and read quite a bit in both editorial columns and letters to the editors of the local papers, regarding the fighting there. (I refuse to use the word "war" to dignify this borderline-criminal action, as the Constitution of the United States says quite clearly that only Congress has the authority to declare war - they can't pass it off to the executive branch with some weasel-worded "authorization for military action".)
For that matter, as anyone who has been in my presence for, oh, about the last seven years could tell you, I personally have said quite a bit on the topic - hardly "sitting in my house, never saying anything".
As a nation, we recently elected Barack Obama to the office of the Presidency in part because of his commitment to a specific timetable for withdrawing our forces from Iraq. This also fails to qualify as "sitting in our houses, never saying anything". This is, in fact, the legally-provided method we have for changing those running our government - every four years we vote on President, Vice-President, and Senators, and every six years (on a rotating schedule, so there's usually turnover every other year) we vote on members of the House of Representatives. It's so much less messy than storming the capitol, guns in hand, and history shows we have a far lower likelihood of winding up with some military dictator assuming the title of "president-for-life" that way.
Your right, I probably didnt say that right, but even with change happening with Obama in office, still to many people are silent about there views, that was the point I was trying to make. A person can disagree, like most americans diagree with the wars, but how many of them actualy made there voice heard so the wars could have been stoped years ago, or not even started in the first place. Just waighting till election time, then electing someone to take care of the problem, sure it helps, but is a passive way of dealing with things. How many people died while waighting around those years till election time.
and I dont know why people keep thinking I am talking about a revolution, I never said anything like that, and I also said a bunch of times I am against violence.
ruveyn,
Your wrong, guns are NOT powerful, they do not lead to change, you can not force someone to change by putting a gun to them. You are NOT "powerless", you have the power of words and the ability of determination.
18 Mar 2009, 8:54 pm
