How Important Are We the People, As a Nation?

Just exactly what is the future of ourpeople are slipping from the middle class into the
Democracy? Are we just lost in our own timespoverty level. As the middle class shrinks the
and seeing them as more critical than other timesdivide between wealthy and poor grows. The
because they affect us personally? Is theremiddle class has traditionally been the class of
anything left to do, or is the planet as a wholeAmericans that can see hope. This hope is what
just tumbling down a course of inevitable doom?drives them to vote and try to be part of the
I suppose that a very great percentage ofDemocracy and hold our Social structure together.
Americans, believe that a "Capitalistic Democracy"Poverty drives people into survival mode often
is Democracy... period! This is not true. You canresulting in poor decisions that separate them
have a Socialistic Democracy. They exist andfrom the greater Society. They literally have to
thrive right now. Failure of Capitalism as thelive in a different World!
primary driving force of our Democracy, is notWe are not just seeing Worldwide problems
surprising, yet is also not finite. In the time ofthrough the narrow time frame in which we live.
unlimited resources it worked well, but that time isGlobal warming is a phenomena never faced
gone. In our Democracy based on Capitalismbefore. For God's sake, the polar caps are melting.
there are definite signs of an inevitable endJust how bad is that? Dwindling supplies of fuels
approaching. We do not have enough successfuland natural resources has not always been a
Capitalists who recognize their good fortune asproblem visible to and felt by the average
being just that, good fortune. Thus, we haveAmerican. It is now an undeniable reality! Nuclear
fewer philanthropists, proportionately than thereproliferation has never been in the hands of
should be. Instead, Capitalist greed has prevailedunderprivileged Nations that might actually profit
and developed into a social class. This class isfrom nuclear warfare. Life as we Americans
comprised of "Takers" that have banded into aknow it is in the hands of people whose only
power structure, that lobbies its needs, into thephilosophy is consume, take, consume take, and
structure of our government. These Takers havethey are not facing reality. In this day and age,
so invaded the Legislative Branch of Governmentsomething must change radically for the existence
that attachments to bills, absolutely insure thatof not only Americans, but the human species as
they always get their way, no matter what thea whole to continue.
cost to other people.As a society, America is at a critical point, and
If the Bill is stopped by trying to disallow thewhat happens in the United States may very well
attachment, nothing gets done, so compromisesdetermine what happens to life on Planet Earth.
are almost always made because of timeWe need to come together as a species, and
restraints and prioritization. Their unlimited needthat cannot happen when we are still having "class
for greater and greater wealth and power haswars" like those of the time period before the
simultaneously generated a class of citizen that isIndustrial Revolution. Our problems are all solvable
essentially a "new form of Slavery"! Millions ofif we can accept the need for very abrupt
people work full, hard weeks for pay that is not"Change" in our Government and our Life Styles
enough to support them, so they slip day by day,and must include every single occupant on this
month by month, year by year into un-resolvableEarth as having "Worth".
debt to "Takers", those being banks, credit cardIn regard to Foreign Policy, the U.S. has to
companies, mortgage firms, power companies,become a global role model (as it once actually
etc. Only by moving toward a Socialisticwas) and not try to Police the World. We cannot
Democracy will these particular problems ever bebelieve that everyone else in the World is some
solved. The Capitalists will not dot it! There is alower form of life, incapable of making their own
vast difference between a purely Socialisticdecisions. If we can provide Health Care to
society and a Socialistic Democracy! There is noweveryone. If we can guarantee that every citizen
a rapidly growing section of the population thatis fed. If we can adopt a policy of "no one left
feels hopeless and no longer can bring thebehind", as we have tried to do with "no child left
"American Dream" into their sights!behind". I think we will then, automatically become
Hopelessness is one primary instigator of drug anda role model for all others. We have a Constitution
alcohol use and abuse; possibly the single mostthat works when properly adhered to. We have
dangerous problem in our Country, though it is notnearly unlimited technological resources. We have
publicized much recently. Desperation combinedabundant natural resources if we can learn to
with hopelessness translates into crime. Veryprevent waste. We can do this! The question is
seldom discussed is the "Black Market" that is"Will we?" Is this political phenomena that seems
supplied by crime, that in turn becomes a marketto be happening, in America indicative of a shift of
for those underpaid people, struggling to makepriorities or is it just going to turn out to be
ends meet. This then makes the buyer supportinganother lost dream leading to demise of the
the Black Market into a criminal, also. This hasPlanet. This is how important the future of our
made the prison system into a "Cottage Industry"country is. I believe that the entire World is
that, in states like California and Texas, is now anwatching. I believe the people of the world are
integral part of the State economy. This is all awaiting, like they never have, since we entered
result of not addressing the growing numbers ofWWII. I surely hope that "Change" is our destiny,
U.S. citizens living at a poverty level so that aor I pity my Grandchildren and what they will
privileged few can live like "Royalty"! Day by day,inherit from our failure!