> i'm starting to think people in the US got so politically "lazy" that they are starting to forget what freedom means.
This. A thousand times this. You nailed it. People here don't give a damn about freedom. They don't care if it keeps getting taken away, because their lives aren't affected directly. When it starts, though, they'll get up in arms about it.
It's no use, though. The government isn't going to change unless people do something right now. Waiting until a government actively takes rights away from you to protest is irresponsible, to say the least.
Part of this problem stems from the horrendously broken public school system. Kids are not taught to think for themselves, rather, herd mentality is not only the norm, but it is encouraged! Why do you think so many people vote consistently Democratic or consistently Republican rather than independently? Why do you think half of the country still believes that there's a (supposedly "loving") giant bearded man in the sky deciding whether people should suffer eternally or be on cloud nine?
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have."
This. A thousand times this. You nailed it. People here don't give a damn about freedom. They don't care if it keeps getting taken away, because their lives aren't affected directly. When it starts, though, they'll get up in arms about it.
People do care about freedom. There are a lot of folks who love the 2nd amendment. They just need to care more for the other amendments instead of just the 2nd amendment.
Part of this problem stems from the horrendously broken public school system. Kids are not taught to think for themselves, rather, herd mentality is not only the norm, but it is encouraged! Why do you think so many people vote consistently Democratic or consistently Republican rather than independently? Why do you think half of the country still believes that there's a (supposedly "loving") giant bearded man in the sky deciding whether people should suffer eternally or be on cloud nine?
Why do you think you have critical thinking skills?
They don't care if it keeps getting taken away, because their lives aren't affected directly. When it starts, though, they'll get up in arms about it.
The frogs are slowly being boiled to death. There won't be time to get up in arms about it as they won't have voice nor guns to fight this opression. Unfortunately is too late to do anything about it. Brace yourself because from here the ride is downhill only.
This. A thousand times this. You nailed it. People here don't give a damn about freedom. They don't care if it keeps getting taken away, because their lives aren't affected directly. When it starts, though, they'll get up in arms about it.
It's no use, though. The government isn't going to change unless people do something right now. Waiting until a government actively takes rights away from you to protest is irresponsible, to say the least.
Part of this problem stems from the horrendously broken public school system. Kids are not taught to think for themselves, rather, herd mentality is not only the norm, but it is encouraged! Why do you think so many people vote consistently Democratic or consistently Republican rather than independently? Why do you think half of the country still believes that there's a (supposedly "loving") giant bearded man in the sky deciding whether people should suffer eternally or be on cloud nine?
"A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take away everything you have."