[Robyo]

I feel like I hear a lot of this stuff being talked about all the time, but when I actually sit down and think about it, it's really only from people in this and similar communities.  Not a bad thing at all, just interesting.  I don't think it means we're more enlightened about all these topics, I just think we like to analyze and talk about things more.  I really don't feel like the “world is on edge” maybe because the world has been on edge for quite some time now and I've gotten used to it?  You can tell me all the reasons about how we are destroying the environment, how the government is inching ever closer to controlling more and more of our lives, how a shift in consciousness is going to happen globally, how we need to rise up as a single tribe and question the system, how blah blah blah.  People have always been questioning the system since the system was solidified, because that's how democracy works.  That's how change happens.  

So, it's great to question the system, challenge old ideas that are not evolving quickly enough and further progress.  But it's kind of a testament to how GOOD things are actually working, not how fucked up everything is.  I only seem to hear references to the latter.  The fact that we can all sit here on a pubilc forum and talk about all this stuff openly; the fact that people recognize that the world is long overdue for more compassion; the fact that we can commune at freaking psytrance parties: it's all great.  Everyone shouldn't get caught up in what's going to happen, or what they COULD be doing.  As long as you continuously do SOMETHING to better yourself and the world, well, in my opinion, that's enough.  I for one plan on doing a lot more, but it's enough.

(Damn, it seems my protest of posting in these topics lasted all of a week…  ::) ;D)

Thanks Phil, that's one of the more sensible posts I've seen here in awhile.

[PookztA]

this is why we all owe it to our country and to ourselves, and to the world in my opinion, to constantly express our views to our congressmen, not only to let our voices be heard, but to let them know we are watching their every move, just in case they decide to become corrupt. here is what happens when the people call out their congressmen on corruption: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/13/jefferson.sentencing/index.html

13 years for taking bribes as an elected politician (the max sentence was 150 years)  🙂

BOOM!

[Pauldo]

this is why we all owe it to our country and to ourselves, and to the world in my opinion, to constantly express our views to our congressmen, not only to let our voices be heard, but to let them know we are watching their every move, just in case they decide to become corrupt. here is what happens when the people call out their congressmen on corruption: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/13/jefferson.sentencing/index.html

13 years for taking bribes as an elected politician (the max sentence was 150 years)  🙂

BOOM!

agree 100%!  Writing those letters and phone calls does matter.  It's also something that everyone can do. 

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