As I consider the things that divide us as a people I stumbled upon a question that shook me. The question of, “What is in it for me?” is one that the religion of capitalism. No one does anything for free, and even fewer are willing to give of themselves once they have been burned. With most of the world’s powerful people focusing of gaining more power, the less powerful people are the ones with the morals.
There will always be good people and bad people in the world. The question is what the people in the middle do? People who focus and decide that they are going to be good or they are going to sacrifice morality for profit are the true minority in the world. Most people have flexible morals. The people with flexible morals do what it trendy, not what is correct.
The morality of the people in power can be seen in the actions of the people. A bad administration generates a lot of anger and greed from the people. The powerful are also intelligent enough to keep the real power holders out of sight.
George Bush was not the reason for why the country was in bad shape. It was the people behind the scenes who pulled strings and enforced horrible laws who caused our country to end up where it is today.
Barak Obama is not as “in charge” as we would like to believe. While he is a wonderful public speaker and has a great deal of support, it is the actions of the other powerful people around him that will decide whether we get better or not. Barak Obama is a wonderful symbol; I hope the people who rally around him can get things fixed.
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i agree with a lot of what has been said here. probably all of it as i think more about it. bush was a symbol. a terrible symbol, a symbol that was controlled in a way that certainy did not benefit our country. and while the president doesn't hold all of the power, he or she(hopefully soon) does get the rap for everything that happens while in presidency. that's why if anything, it's good for obama to be our symbol. for once america can say to the world, hey were not as racist and closed minded as everyone thought. he's a good image for us, a more respectable one, that will hopefully gain more respect in the coming years. and hopefully, it's not just about what's in it for him. we can only hope.
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ReplyDeleteI completely agree with this concept, one I’ve encountered before. There are three types of people in the world: those who decide to work for the good of others, those who decide to work for their own good, and those who haven’t really decided. That third group is by far the largest, and the scariest. Not that it’s necessarily a bad thing to be in the middle. I think it’s most productive to work for both yourself and others, if you can manage it. How can you help others without first taking yourself to a place where you can be useful, without making enough money and building enough character to really make a difference? But it’s hard to focus on doing both, on taking care of yourself and others, so most people settle for a confused notion of spending most of their time on themselves and occasionally giving to charity.
And yes, people need to start thinking of politicians as their own responsibility, not as some sort of plague. When people get excited about Blagojevich being gone, I wonder why they think the next guy is going to be any better. The last handful of Illinois governors have turned out bad. Maybe we need to start paying more attention to our responsibilities and stop electing bad politicians, rather than whining and complaining when yet another one get convicted.
Btw: I really like the title of this post.
~ Haley