Why does everyone blame the government for every issue that happens to them? Why must we blame the President for every lost job or high gas prices? America has to be one of the most ignorant, selfish countries in the world. In today's society no one wants to own up to their own failures in life so they always look for someone to blame. I think there is certain things the government messes up on but they are not your daddy! Most of the issues America faces is the citizens own fault. I know everyone likes to play the victim and get others to feel sorry for them but this has got to stop.
People angry about abortions saying they are bad and immoral killing an innocent life. Yeah well truth is if we were to teach our daughters and sons how to be responsible and respect themselves to keep their legs close we wouldn't be having this issue putting the blame on our, once great nation for allowing such a devious action to occur. Citizens get angry about violence and crime and expect for our President to keep us safe. Well newsflash people he can only do so much. It is OUR job to be the best we can be and teach our kids good values, hard work, how to love or at least respect one another not to be hurtful and cruel.
People get upset about the government helping out the poor too much or not helping them enough. Again easy issue that could be resolved with hard work and dedication. We are one of the laziest countries and it is unbelievable knowing we have every possibility to be whatever we dream to be. If everyone played a small part simply by trying to better oneself we could go a long way.
I am not defending the government because I don't agree completely with everything they do. But I am tired of seeing this country get worst and worst just because we can't take care of our own responsibilities. There is only so much Congress, and the President can do for us we have to do for ourselves now and work hard to give our kids and their kids a better future than the one we have for us now.
After the discussions in our class, I believe we can all agree that America is far less than the semi-utopian society it is often hailed as. In fact, its condition has actually deteriorated from what it used to be - which raises the question: “Why?” There are many different opinions on the subject, three of which have been mentioned in the “Stage 6” blog posts: Problems with Congress (Exploring American Government), problems with the Supreme Court structure (The American Hilltops), and problems with the people (We The People).
ReplyDeleteThe author of “Exploring” echoes the sentiment that representatives now focus more on public image [and, as a result, re-election] than actually tackling problems presented by the people. The “Hilltops” post, on the other hand, confronts a different branch of government and the problem spawned byMarbury vs. Madison. The Court, it argues, has been given too much power to not be held “accountable to the people,” which is contributing to the imbalance of the government. And yet a third problem not directly presented by any posts is the similarexpansion of executive power, which has happened to a largeextent since the transition between the “Whig” and “Stewardship” theories.
While all of these are true, the author of “We the People” brings up another valid point. The government is not the only problem – we contribute to it as well. In today’s culture, the ‘thing to do’ is make yourself the victim and blame somebody else; “People’s” post clearly indicates (and I agree) that handling the responsibilities given to you is a much more desirable answer.
All of these problems stem from one underlying issue: the flawed nature of man. Unfortunately, since people do not want to acknowledge that, they claim that man is basically good and that they are justified in their actions. And with the wide influence of the “moral relativity” belief, such action has become easier than ever. Therefore, while I do agree with all three authors that reform of the system (i.e. “symptoms”) will help, focus also needs to rest on treatment of the cause (lack of moral standards, etc.).