tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post5697092370810289772..comments2024-03-28T12:12:29.813-07:00Comments on The Burrow: Politics, Then and NowAshleigh Burroughshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-67377956148575109252013-04-08T09:32:09.834-07:002013-04-08T09:32:09.834-07:00The other side is counting on your fatigue..... st...The other side is counting on your fatigue..... stay with it! As Gabby says, "Fight, Fight, Fight!"<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-64270982761498827312013-04-08T09:31:29.010-07:002013-04-08T09:31:29.010-07:00I was thinking about the Athenian democracy.... le...I was thinking about the Athenian democracy.... letting the public rule worked for about 100 years... then there were the 30 , the death of Socrates, and the end of the experiment. <br /><br />We have to stay involved... and that, as Megan says below, is a challenge.<br />a/bAshleigh Burroughshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05790757220725900941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-74366690146153257542013-04-04T11:25:59.570-07:002013-04-04T11:25:59.570-07:00I'm feeling just as disillusioned as you are. ...I'm feeling just as disillusioned as you are. We have 90% of Americans that want background checks, but Congress doesn't care. There's a mandate and yet it's totally being ignored. <br /><br />At times, I just wonder when they will listen to us? I guess it might not be ever anymore. After all, Corporations are now people. Today is one of those days when I feel like we are banging our heads against a wall. I hate feeling powerless. :(<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Megan xxxMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622415628314992252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2546626959391412613.post-7318661825258713722013-04-04T08:41:08.909-07:002013-04-04T08:41:08.909-07:00I believe democracy works but only with an educate...I believe democracy works but only with an educated and patient populace. We cannot change things instantly even when we see an instant reason to do so. The powers count on our lack of patience. They are also doing all they can to end real education for the masses with vouchers or dumbing it down with 'feel good' programs. A well-educated populace, no matter how big the population, can vote for long term interests and understand what that means. With our system we have a group trying to end education for everybody, stick to specialized educations for individual groups, and then there is the-- instant results philosophy that won't really work. They distract us with one thing while they nail us with another. Even with an education it takes some thinking of what's really going on and then sticking to it. I believe in democracy because the alternative is never good for the average citizen. We can make it a real change but it takes time, patience, and voting for those who work for our values. When they get in and we find out they lied, vote for someone else the next time but keep supporting candidates with money, work and awareness. Obama said it as have others-- you have to make us. Most people lose patience and the powers count on that.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.com