The ethics of citizenship

[ladysycamore]

Originally posted by marichiko
I'm glad for you and Lady S. that you have had such a positive experience with the folks at social security. God bless you all.

Thanks, much appreciated.

My original purpose was not to debate social/povery issues but to ask for input on what an ethical individual should do in the face of a percieved government wrong. The response from this board has been almost unanimous in the assertation that everything is wonderful here in the US and I'm just some sort of quaint hippie leftover that I would dare question anything.

It's been my experience that most (not all) people who have not experienced any type of hardship, small or large, have a lot to say against those complain about the current state of things.

Everything isn't so wonderful here, and I believe that most people *DO* believe that. But for some reason, as soon as someone "dares" to question anything, you're unpatriotic, unAmerican, ungrateful for what you have, and all that nonsense. While I've never known poverty and homelessness (and I hope to hell I never do), I have known people who have gone through such hard times, and far be it from me to tell them that they can't complain about the state of affairs in the good ol' US of A.

Well, its your country as well as mine and if you are all happy with the current state of the nation, far be it from me to argue the point further. As an earlier poster mentioned, its just a big waste of time, and I have better ways of spending my time then trying to convince a group who is not interested in what I have to say. It's been entertaining y'all. You can now go back to your self congratulatory business as usual without further comment from me.

Trust me, Sycamore is not all happy with the current state of the nation.

Just my opinion (if in the event you are still reading), if you were to continue to argue the point, you could possibly affect change *that* way (by getting people to talk about it, and maybe even changing minds). But, that's just me: you handle yourself as you see fit.