Just a blog - Debbie Singer

The United States is a republic, let's begin with that. As a civilian, and I'm sure a lot of you are going to flip out for me saying this, you do not have direct say. You elect people to do that for you. From that point on, the people have very little say. They may be removed from office, but that requires the majority of the population to actually know about the level of corruption in the government. "Take the power back" is absurdly radical, however, and sounds more like you're favoring the Articles of Confederation (Greatly reduced federal power is what I'm referring to, by the way), which didn't work-- that or direct democracy, which I hope you're not advocating beyond the moral abstract. You are disillusioned with the government most likely because you have become more aware of the reality of the power elite. To be frank, there's very little chance in ever removing them from power. Governments go after profit, which is rooted in economic advance. If you feel the need to try and make a difference, by all means don't let anyone stop you, but you'll have to point out the blatantly unlawful acts/laws that you wish to confront and gain support. That is the lawful way to address what you disapprove of. Furthermore, it's absurdly radical for you to believe in rioting and acts of violence as the first action when very few other steps have been taken. The United States is not at that point in any way, and I cannot predict it reaching that point any time soon. Violence is an absolute and should always attempt to be avoided. Do you even realize the ramification for rebellion? That's asking for martial law to be enacted, as well as an extremely high likelihood for deaths, then you'll really have a reason to complain. Another thing to mention is that the United States has the status of hegemony, which is a powerful reason for it to act self-righteous. The notion of policing the world in general is utterly self-righteous and more often than not foolish, but it should be noted that this happens with hegemony. Now, let's look into a government's dual concern as a moral leader of the world as well as an economic power. These two fields contradict each other more often than not, but the United States wishes to uphold both of them. I think it goes without saying how this leads to the "Do as we say, not what we do" attitude.