Why have we lost our faith in government?

nolies32fouettes

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:17 PM
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Why have we lost our faith in government?

http://www.progressiveu.org/194048-why-have-we-lost-faith-in-our-government#comment-45628

Could the 'week of the pandering' have anything to do with this?

Of course not.

Check out who a poster blames...

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BlooInBloo

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:18 PM
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1. For myself, it's because I've lost faith in the VOTERS.

Others may have different reasons.

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nolies32fouettes

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:25 PM
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5. lobbyists and close ties to corporations too.

Edited on Mon Jun-05-06 03:26 PM by nolies32fouettes

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BlooInBloo

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:31 PM
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7. It's my belief that those entities have the power they do primarily...

... because the voters have fallen asleep on the job for a very long time...

The power of those entities is, in my opinion, PARASITIC on the power of the voters to willingly screw themselves, and vote away their rights and vote against their interests.

But like I said - other people's thought about "primary causes" may vary - those are just mine.

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Warpy

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:21 PM
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2. Maybe it's because the government has broken faith with US

by election fraud, corporate racketeering, the cult of secrecy, and the most obvious thing of all, the obvious lack of caring that has led to the post Katrina disaster.

Anybody who trusts THIS government to do the right thing is a fool.

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nolies32fouettes

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:30 PM
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6. True. There are instances where they appear to separate themselves

from taking a true stand on that and giving up their own benefits to help the Katrina victims or help us.

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uppityperson

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:24 PM
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3. How to keep trust:do what you say you will do, take responsibility for...

what you have done.

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Asgaya Dihi

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:25 PM
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4. Government and media for the same reasons

They don't care about us, they don't cover us. Not as people. What they care about is power blocks, special interest groups and buying trends. If you don't have an advertising or a lobbyist budget then you aren't even on their minds.

When they abandoned us, we lost faith in them. Why shouldn't we?

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nolies32fouettes

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:54 PM
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8. I'm especially angry at the corporate media and the FCC who

allowed them to merge.

Wrong!

Wrong!

Wrong!

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Asgaya Dihi

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Mon Jun-05-06 04:23 PM
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10. Yeah, we have to stay awake there

I read just recently that they've confirmed a new member to the board which gives them a repub majority again. It's been vacant since March, 2005, but with it filled again they've got the tie-breaker they need. Time to keep a close eye on them I'd think, odds are they'll try to make use of it.

http://www.firethefcc.com/fcc-commissioner-mcdowell300506.shtml

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nolies32fouettes

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Mon Jun-05-06 11:10 PM
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12. I know. Also, they're buying up the smaller papers and

talking about consolidating power locally. WE so have to get dems elected in 06. AND we have to make sure we're telling people that this whole "DC has moved to the left" is BUNK. We're the avarage people here! DC dems have actually moved more right--towards big business.

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nolies32fouettes

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Mon Jun-05-06 03:55 PM
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9. Oh..and equally angry at the fraudulent elections, illegal wars...

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AndyTiedye

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Mon Jun-05-06 05:04 PM
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11. Nothing Wrong With the VOTERS, It's the VOTING MACHINEZ!

The VOTERS voted for Al Gore in 2000.
The voters voted for John Kerry in 2004, or at least we tried to.

Republican Electing Machinez

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