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joether -> RE: Are we Rome...destined for a big fall ? (9/5/2012 11:57:24 AM)
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I always find it curious of how people allow themselves to de-evolve from an intelligent young adult into a near completely ignorant middle or late age adult. That they blame the US Goverment for a whirlwind of problems, but keep voting for the same Republican folks that created a number of the problems to begin with. Case in point, are a number of Republicans yesterday and today stating the 'Debt Clock' hit $16 Trillion. They pointed out that means every man, woman, and child within the USA owes $50,000 of that debt. Yet, they cant (nor will they ever) admit, due to their actions, words, and even larger, inactions, are responsible for $38,000 of that $50,000. If folks where to hold the Republican Party to even a billionth of the accountibility and responsibility that they slam the Democrats on an hourly basis, we'd have a better nation practically over night.
When I heard the RNC ask "Are you better now than four years ago", the answer is 'Hellya!'. This time four years ago, the nation was going down faster than the Titanic, by an administration that didnt have enough sense to fully grasp that their actions and inactions have some pretty heafty consequences. The GOP's candiate, Sen. McCain was nearly focus on 'military, defense, and terrorism' to notice the financial and economic meltdown taking place all around him. Resulting in Americans voting largely Democrat. In 2010, those same independents were mad at the President and Democrats in Congress for not repairing the economy quick enough, so they voted in a pile of useless Republicans. Nearly two years later, I believe a good chunk of them are regretting that incredibly short-sighted idea with a Congress that is not only in 'lame duck' mode, but being in total gridlock. The credit rating of the country got downgraded last year largely due to Republicans not wishing 'to do what is in the best interests of the nation'. Doing the right thing is not always the easiest or popular idea.
Last week, there really wasnt alot of stable information coming from the RNC tent to state how Mr. Romney, his sidekick, or the whole of the GOP will combat the problems facing this nation. With stable information, I'm implying data from reliable sources, knowledgable folks whom hold themselves to a higher level of responsibility than their opponents, and a strategy for dealing with a Congress that appears will stay in 'gridlock' should Mr. Romney win the election. Yet, this week, I suspect the Democrats will be talking about that. In fact, I could place fair money that the President will talk about it directly in his speech this week.
Many folks have given their input and speculation as to 'Why the Roman Empire fell'. Its ranged from 'Acts of God', to 'The Economy Stupid', to even 'Left hand didnt know what the right foot was doing'. People will bring forth as much information and supporting material to prove their arguement is the only valid option. But we are not talking about events that took place well over fifteen hundred years ago, but of events within the last twelve years! The number of Americans that are just plain....ignorant....on events across the board in the last set of years is both bewildering and dispairly. If you can not take ownership of whom you vote into office. Whether it be local, state or even federal. Than you are even more at fault for the events that have befell this nation in that timeline. You, the voter, is ultimately responsible for what takes place in this nation. Throwing your hands up, not being involved, ignoring what the bills actually state that past through Congress, and distrusting the goverment made up entirely of US Citizens, is simply saying your not adult enough to weild those awesome powers of a US Citizen.
Those that vote Democrat could take ownership of the $12,000 created of debt under the Obama administration (if those that vote Republican take the other $38,000 they help create). I also know the events from his start to present have been very difficult on the nation as a whole. And that Republicans have done anything and everything to undermine any and all efforts to get the nation back into a bull market quickly and safely. I understand the economics and financial systems within the markets and goverment of the nation when the 'American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009' was introduced. And it produced many of the positive results the creators of it were hoping to achieve, even with total Republican opposition! Yet it was unpoular and not an easy pill to swallow; it had the addition effect of being poorly understood.
This poor knowledge, created by a group of people that wished to undermine the US Goverment and the nation as a whole, for whatever aims they wanted to achieve. In using their misinformation machine, they achieved a detonation far greater than they had thought possible. They convince whole groups of people across this great nation of total lies and half truths meant to undermine the nation's well being. The Roman Empire had many enemies, some of whole were well within its borders, that tried anything and everything to destroy it. This was one of several reasons why it eventually failed. Not to mention a population that didnt know much facts but believed all the lies were absolute truths without checking the information for accuracy or reliablity.
Unlike the world the Republicans envision for this nation's current situation, things have gotten better since four years ago. We are not nor ever was in a economic depression. The debt has slowed in its climb, compared to the speed created by the former administration. Job growth is growing, however, its painfully slow. But the Dow Jones Average, a leading economic indicator of the times, has gone from a low 6500 points when Obama took office to over 13,000 at present. Not only that, but tens of millions of senior Americans are now paying...less...for medical costs than four years ago (even though prices are higher). 30+ million Americans have access to medical plans than they did four years ago. Businesses are growing in number and size according to several agencies (i.e. the SBA) and the CBO. All of this with total opposition by the Republican Party.
You want the nation to fail? Vote Republican in November! You want it to get better? Vote Democrat. It really is that simple!
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