Originally posted here by Mankan
Ok, I understand what you're saying but what I still can't understand is your alienated view on the government. You talk about "them", as some far distant abstraction of something when it in fact is very much real and just around your corner. This is your government. Elected by your country. I think it's a pity if you've given up on makeing a difference because you think your protests will fall on deaf ears.
About walking in your shoes. I've been to the states four times. Two of them were a couple of years back when I was invoved with the International Alliance of Guardian Angels and I spend about a month in New York for leadership training and stuff. Anyway, I found the cops of New York far nicer and more service minded than any police officer I've ever met in Stockholm.
If we found a government representative smoking crack he'd be kicked out of office faster that he can say "innocent". We do it all the time. We kick them out when they buy appartments even though they vote aginst selling apartments to the highest bidder, when they fall in love with each other, when they buy private stuff on their representative card and so on. I'm not kidding. Five or six people have had to go from our current government because they misbehavied.
A quick not to indolent: That is why we have media. Medias most importent function in any democratic stat is to investigate the government.
Anyway, I'm really enjoying this discussion.
u r not from this country u dont no how it really is you hear what the new is saying the new ppl lie to to get rankings thats what they do i no i had a ant that was a newswoman if u lived here for i year u would understand what we are saying we are losing are freedoms look at the internet we have to pay to go to some sites they govt tells us what they when us to no thats the bottom line they flat out lie to us
