Re: Citizens and their governments

From: iwunder <iwunder_at_artnet.net_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 02 14:41:24 +0100

hi John-
This is a very well thought out letter, and I do feel you were somewhat
responded to. I am mixed and concerned in thinking that a literate
citizen goes unnoticed and that all politicians only want the abbreviated
version of your perspective. I did feel this way when I phoned
Congresspeople when I was upset about something in the past - I felt
blown off and then received a thank you letter for my call. I had even
called Hillary Clinton's office in New York once and because I am in
California they weren't interested in my ideas.

I, too, and probably most everyone is feeling a sense of something
impending and this is very depressing - which is why you know I no longer
watch much tv news. What DO we actually DO? It is obvious to me that
phone calls, letterwriting, and protests are not receiving the necessary
attentions by a government somewhat misrepresenting it's citizens. The
only solution I keep thinking of is another tea party.....my sense over
the years is somewhat of a new type of non-violent revolution needs to
take place - I do not know HOW to do this successfully though...and
probably on a global level. Also, in my view, whether we are dealing
with countries that are warring amongst themselves or with others with or
without our national support, it seems to me that if we look at our local
politics of the impending breakups of our city into smaller factions ,
that this, too, represents a culture unable to unify even amongst it's
municipalities and continues to find some excuse to break things up and
create further bureocratic nightmares.

We are sadly a world that requires healing and the people on this
beautiful planet keep being bombarded by the greed of the powerful few,
of which any Senator an Congressperson is included as the powerful few.
So why turn to these folks who are probably vested in their own
lobbyists, personal career, and who may not have the actual solution you
may have? There are too few people truly involved to make a difference,
any difference. I keep wracking my mind as to what I may truly DO to
make any difference that will not be wasteful, unnoticed, or mocked by
media/politicians and our police state. We are a country that evokes
pride at being considered a democracy, when most people do not even
exercise their right to vote, these very rights to express and take a
stand for oneself, and this is all a smokescreen for we are definintely
not now and may not ever have truly been a democracy. Even our dollar
bill states that the United States is a Republic, and the world runs on
that dollar. When people choose to make a change and unite, put down
their guns and weapons, then and only then shall we know peace. I feel
it will take some small yet great act by someone that becomes
acknowledged as *everyman, everywoman* and on a level that is relateable
as a human being to all human beings and not any separatist notions that
dissolve unity and form societal factions.

enough of my diatribe for now
Sharose
Received on 2002-11-05 14:31:23