Complacent Lazy Populace Gets The Government It Deserves
December 17, 2011, Submitted by: Ken Tweet
I think there are two problems that the majority of the population have fallen into, complacency or smugness, and just mental laziness. People in general have fallen into their own private little worlds and have lost complete sight of what their leaders are doing to them. This complacency is a disease that has infected so many. The ONLY thing that most people care about is their own personal lives and their own comfort, without even having the insight that their little worlds are dependent on stable rational leaders.
It is often too much effort for the common person to do the necessary research to see if a candidate is actually suitable for the office they are running for. If they sound good and are pretty boys or appealing ladies, this is what often determines the winner of a so called leader. Seriously, if they did a truthful poll about how much actual time went into a voter’s decision about a mayor, governor, house rep, senator, president, the time spent on 90% of the population that voted would be most likely less than 5 minutes. I knew someone that actually went into a voting booth and simply chose every third box on the voter’s slip. That is a sad joke that is so ridiculous it makes you wonder how the voters have not chosen someone like Hitler that would have started WW3.
Then there are those who do care. They see the writing on the wall and yet few listen, and this is the power that any government has, people’s own selfish lives being just above intolerable. As long as any government can provide a person with the bare necessities, and convince them that they are not miserable, not exactly overly joyed, but OK, then they keep the revolution at the unlikely stage.
The government is not as stupid as people think, they are master manipulators and have much practice at it. Some people are more willing than others to spend the effort and time to open their eyes and actually ‘think’. We though are a rarity and unfortunately the masses are just not going to listen except to the mainstream.
The problem with any government that manipulates their people is that the people become puppets and the infrastructure becomes vastly compromised as people lose their will to keep their country strong and vibrant. Anyone alive during the era pre-1960′s can contest to just how much people and the leaders loved their country and felt a great pride to keep their communities and the whole country together. Neighbors helping neighbors. Now look at it. The blame is not only on the leaders, it is the whole populace that have just stopped caring about each-others well being.
I guess “almost” everyone can say they helped shred the constitution in their own little way.
(thanks to a MSB Reader, ‘Be informed’, for sharing the thoughts above)
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Nice article informed. Makes me think if you are required to study and test for driving privileges in order to move a vehicle safely down the road, then you should be required to study and test for voting privileges in order to move our nation safely down the road. Politicians hire professionals to take advantage of the populous’ human nature to work it to their advantage, hence the need to conquer human nature with knowledge.
While many have indeed become complacent and lazy, our government has had a huge hand in it, distracting everyone with cheap credit for cars, boats, McMansions and anything else our hearts desire. And most would still be asleep had this financial Armageddon not woke them up. I know it did me after taking over 3 years to sell my home at a loss of $250,000. That’s when I got to work to find out what just happened and where it’s all going. Now that we’re wakening, our government has launched several wars upon us in information, finance and legislative destruction of the Constitution and Bill of Rights to name a few. They will use their “Shock & Awe” strategy in all of these areas, i.e. “no due process and indefinite detention”, “total collapse of the financial system”, “loss of habeas corpus and due process of law”, to try and frighten us all into submission. Sounds pretty scary huh? They are bluffing….there isn’t enough military in the country to lock us all up, even if the military agreed to participate, which most won’t. We must not buy into the government’s fear tactics and continue to keep the pressure on them for their crimes and corruption.
@ chiller. So much of what you say is true and so sad. People have allowed themselves to be enticed and seduced by empty promises, but have also stopped caring about their fellow Americans. Self absorbed in ONLY their own needs rather than what is best for the country. Ask a voter what is most important to them in a candidate, and the words “what can they do for ME” will be the vast most occurring response. Decades ago it was what can they do for my country, my neighbors, my community, my fellow countrymen. Governments are a relection of the people, so really what can we expect? The one word for the outlook of the USA is GRIM or BLEAK.
I hate to break it to you folks, but your vote DOES NOT count. Doesn’t matter who you vote for. They are all corrupt with one goal, enriching themselves and their backers/benefactors. The time is coming for the next armed revolution.
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@All; Isn’t it ironic that as we have become more wealthy (i.e. the poor have multiple cars, flat screen TVs, free medical, no fear of hunger etc.) we become more concerned about ourselves than when we had less (i.e. little outside entertainment, no free medical, fear of hunger and just the basic struggles of life etc.) and we were really individuals, with honor and integrity, that we cared more for our country. My, how times change. Chiller, you hit one of my soapbox topics on the citizen voting issue. I too, think that to vote, that is to be a FIRST class citizen, you should be a HS graduate, be able to pass a HS level civics test to vote the first time and vote in EVERY Federal and state wide election. If you miss an election and you are not flat on your back in the hospital or deployed by the military, then you have to take a test again and vote in one statewide and one federal election, IN WHICH YOUR VOTE DOES NOT COUNT, to get your FIRST class citizen status back and have your vote counted in the next elections. There should be consequences for not voting or just voting for the party with no consideration. I’ll bet most people would abandon FIRST class citizenship and accept 2econd class citizenship because it would be too hard. I can hear them whining now. To them it would be more trouble than it’s worth. Citizenship SHOULD be worth something, e.g. governing. Also you should not be on probation, parole or deferred adjudication. Can you imagine how the last presidential election would have turned out? How about the 76, 92 and 96 elections? They also wouldn’t have had to count “hung chads” in 00. If you aren’t a WILLING AND PRODUCTIVE citizen, then you shouldn’t be a FIRST class citizen. You can have ALL your other rights, just not the right to determine the path of the nation in politics. God! That felt so good to have someone to say that to, out loud. Even if it’s on the I-net. Survive well. Enjoy.
Great plan!
I believe that the majority of this country is now populated with sheeple,( here, look at this shiny thing here, ooohhhhh aaahhhhh we want that). If as you say a test was required for voting rights,we would have a few thousand intelligent voters controlling the outcome of elections. Educated voters? there is no way politicians would stand for that. My God do you realize what you would do to them? Term limits,an end to life time salaries,no more lobbyist funding their vacation getaways and all you have to do is read the recent news stories about a few well known lifetime politicians lining their own pockets with stock trades. ( well you know it wasn’t illegal, exactly ). I love my country, would defend her to very end of my life and am so saddened that it has come down to this. Knowledge is power my friends, Please empower yourselves for your families sake.
When was the last time any politician left Washington and had to go to work? Not lobbying, but real work. Many come to Washington without a pot to piss in and all leave with their bank accounts full. All crooks. Unlike you Mike, I do not love this corrupt country.
This is the quote of my day “I believe that the majority of this country is now populated with sheeple,(here, look at this shiny thing here, ooohhhhh aaahhhhh we want that).” Hopefully the wife doesn’t suggest a trip to Wal-Mart this evening or this line will just make me go crazy as I walk the aisles with the sheeple. Maybe I’ll make myself feel better by buying some ammunition or something.
@MiFl; Hear, hear! I hear your pain, my friend. Survive well. Enjoy as you can!