What do they want to ''Take our Country back too''...

Arriving at a consensus on issues that affect us all, and implementing a plan that helps us all out would be a refreshing change.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

A country perpetually at war will collapse under its own burden weight.

A tax code where everyone, people and firms alike pay their fair share would be novel.

Laws and tax codes which encourage job growth, exports, balance of trade, secure retirements, and universal affordable comprehensive health care is in everyones interest.

Insuring that after a life time of hard smart work every citizen can afford to retire in dignity, without being a brudren to the children would be an incentive to all citizens.

The American dream of owning your own home needs to be revived. The economy cannot rebound until after the housing crisis subsides.

None of this will happen by petty partisan bickering and jockeying for position.

IMO they want to take this country back to the 1950's. They think the Leave it to Beaver Show is real and that Americans actually lived like that. Anyone with a lick of common sense knows that it was all fantasy!

Those kids out on the playground just won't get a long and it has the parents all on edge. Well next year hopefully a better class that can behave and we can all get back to our knitting and whittling and wondering where that paper boy is :o)

We have the tools, at our disposal, with which to fight it! ;-)

I'm all for cooperation, the way it used to be. Of late, it's been pretty darn scary!

I think they want to take us back to the Great Depression and keep us there.

Both parties have serious problems within their ranks. The stubbornness of both parties is astounding, they refuse to agree on anything.

I don't know what the answer is. The Occupy Movement is being called "an out-of-control thugfest." It began as a good idea, but now...all I hear are negative comments about it. I'm getting too old to be dragged off to jail(never been there and trying never to go there) and it seems that peaceful demonstrations aren't working. Violence is not the answer. Voting is not the answer, but I vote anyway.

It has come to a point in America, that average people have no voice in OUR government. Corporations with their endless supply of money have taken over. The guy next door can't run for public office because chances are he has not enough money. We're told that if we want change, to vote differently, write to our congressional leaders. Well...when we can't enclose a check for $200,000 or more, who is going to listen to us? Only if I show up with a brief case filled with money, will I get what I want.

Again, I don't know what the answer is. I don't think there is one, things have gone too far.

Great article, Kav! If we want to move from where we are now - to improve the state of our nation, then we need to put aside the issue of right and wrong, and focus on working together.

As I said in another article, we are like a push-me-pull-me llama, fighting to go in two different directions. We're getting nowhere. And as Mrs. D said, I think there are many in our government who are quite pleased with that.

the iraq war was so stupid that i just cant vote for a republican again.

eventually, when the republican party, in its last-gasp attempt to continue to exist, comes out and admits how stupid it was, i'll switch back. assuming i live that long.

its actually that simple for me. its a straight foreign policy vote. and republicans are totally incompetent. literally so stupid as to be dangerous.

i got a hunch im not the only one that sees it that way, too.

In the sense of this article about taking the country back I would like to see it go clear back to when humans lived in harmony with the environment. That isn't likely to happen anytime soon, so in the sense of the people taking back control of the country, It can only happen by our votes counting or by outright revolution. I really hope our votes count. The only way forward is for the people to take back control of the government, if they ever had it in the first place. If not, it is time now.

I perceive we are entering a new epoch or paradigm of human experience and existence with our current level of technologies and communication. We can talk and share ideas with other people and observe events of all types on 98% of the Planet in real time, directly. We can take pictures, text and share videos from our smart phones that are uncensored and based on reality. We are developing a Global Human Consciousness (GHC). We no longer need “news”, “opinions” or experiences to be transferred through controlled systems that delay, distort, spin or omit important information for the purpose of control or manipulation. The world is getting smaller, more transparent and becoming more connected.

Those at the helm of the current centralized control systems that have been used to consolidate wealth and power for the few at the expense of the many know this. The systems to control and manipulate the human masses for as long as history has been recorded are starting to break down, be exposed and will soon come to pass. This transition will not be easy because those that now have unfair advantages over others will not want to give them up.

It has been my life experience that as human beings, we all have more in common than not. We each need good food and water, a safe warm/dry place to sleep at night, functional clothing and a sense of worth and belonging… we all seek happiness and hope to avoid suffering. We all expect to be treated fairly, and enjoy equal rights and justice when wronged.

Rather than write a complete essay, I will leave you with this vision as a foundation to expand upon… and suggest that we follow only those that lead by example, remember that actions speak louder than words, and remember that in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.

Aho

I just went down the line clicking and voting for comments like Mrs. D's and Enoch's. What more is there to say?

The environment and our natural resources has me more concerned than just about anything, and that encompasses a lot of areas such as pollution by corporations and municipalities, and the failure of politicians and advocacy groups to realize that natural resources are limited and finite.

More than anything else, I am terrified of the ever increasing hunger for oil and gas at the expense of fertile earth and drinkable water.

"This is your country, not the politicians, not the corporations, not the unions, not the special interest groups. It's yours, think about that folks. This is your county. Yours, no one else's."

Motivating people to use this power is the trick. Many sit and write opions, many ignore, and many just complain. As citizens we have the power if we use it. Unfortunately (as seen by our voting turn-outs) most do not get involved by attending school board meetings, investigating what our law makers are up to, showing up to vote, volunteering to help in our communities, or challenging injustices. Articles like yours and many others are a great thing if they just motivate one person to act. If an article, a word of encouragement, or just asking a friend can help give someone the courage to act or participate then you have made a difference.

It is souls like yours that give hope and inspiration that we may have a place in this universe.

Whichever party is out of power uses the "take our country back" line, and in general it means to take the reins of power back from the party (and philsophy) that currently is in charge.

What do they want to ''Take our Country back too''...

1811

"In America, no other distinction between man and man had ever been known but that of persons in office exercising powers by authority of the laws, and private individuals. Among these last, the poorest laborer stood on equal ground with the wealthiest millionaire, and generally on a more favored one whenever their rights seem to jar." Thomas Jefferson: Answers to de Meusnier Questions, 1786.

"As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community are equally entitled to the protections of civil government. I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality." George Washington, [1790]

I really enjoyed this article! With the technology and communications available to citizens, it is much easier to obtain information, and many of the politicians have been "caught with their pants down". They will try to limit and control our "human individual person-hood" freedom of speech before they take away "corporate person-hood". We can't go back, but we can change what is yet to be. We need to unite, as a people. More honor and influence needs to be given to "exceptional thinking"; exceptionally demonstrated loyalty to the country and the best interest of the people; exceptional honesty and realistic views of the common person. We have to publicly denounce the corruption in campaign, finance, and legislation; loudly and often. Our elected officials need to be held more accountable to the people who elected them for their actions. Be it local, state, or federal; the people we vote for are the people speaking on our behalf. We need to find better people.

I don't discuss politics, religion or money, but I do want to say that this is one of the best written pieces I have read in a long time! Great job Kav!!

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According to Native News Network, when Miranda's teacher at Sacred Heart heard her speaking her native language, she slammed her hand on the desk, angry that Miranda might have said something "bad." As punishment, Miranda was benched during her team's next basketball game.

Miranda was upset and confused by the reaction, as was her mother, who says the Menominee language is part of their lives and that Miranda's grandmother is a linguistics and cultural specialist for their tribe. And the school's apology, she said, doesn't properly address this injustice.

Given our nation's shameful history of depriving Native Americans of their culture, among other things, Sacred Heart should back its apology with action.

Tell them to add American Indian languages and culture to their curriculum and stop violating rights of American Indian students.

Hoka Hey!

Although I don't see it that way, I have been told that I have a negative attitude. If what I write here Is something some disagree with, they can chalk it up to that. I would prefer to be wrong anyway.

The way things are structured and with money and power being one and the same, the people with the money and power will will out over those of us that do not have that power.. No matter how many have good ideas or solutions, they will only be listened to when they serve the purpose of the people in power.

The situation has evolved too far for it to be stopped or turned to another course with out a total collapse happening first. We are well on the way to that happening now. The only reason it hasn't already happened is because of the size and inertia of the overall problem.

In spite of all this, we are still here, and still have our lives to live. We really have no choice other than to live our lives as though we will continue and persevere, anything short of that is giving up, and that is not an option.

I have talked with so many folks who are disgusted, like you, Kavika, and I. They complain that things are getting worse. I am not sure. Some things are better and some are not as good as they once were.

Years ago, I went down to the courthouse and changed my voter registration to "does not state". No party affiliation here. Politics corrupts everyone, even those who were well meaning at one time. As soon as a fellow states he wants to be a leader or representative, he becomes beholding to those who help him with their campaign money. They helped him get elected and how he owes them something. That is not leadership or representation of the public.

Civilization is going to hell, they say. I think not. We are not civilized yet and we have a way to go before we can claim that we once were and are not now.