Americas Loss!

[Mr S]

Why are so many Americans fawning over careerist politicians like Barack Obama?
Is the media so powerful that everyone just soaks up all the propaganda?

This is the man who could have put America back on track.
Visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7354M1QmGYQ

This speech shows that he knows exactly how the establishment elite operates.
Of course, the media coverage of this man has been the exact opposite of what Obama receives.

It seems that most Americans treat their politics in exactly the same way as they view American Idol. I am not being a European snob looking down my nose at the US, as I am well aware that this problem exists in all of Western Europe as well.

We just never get the chance to vote for someone like this.
That Americans did have the chance and didn't seize the opportunity is America's loss.

Regards
Mr S

[bellwells]

@mr s said:

That Americans did have the chance and didn't seize the opportunity is America's loss.

Boy, do I ever agree with this statement. I'll probably vote for Bob Barr, the libertarian candidate. I wonder how successful Ron Paul would have been if he had run as a third party candidate. He was never given a real chance as a true conservative.

I'm really fed up with our 2 party system; they seem to be melding together into a big government philosophical approach.

[CADken]

Generally i stay away from political threads, but I'm not thrilled with our current canidates, the truth scares Americans and I think ron Paul may have been too real.

[Mr S]

"I think Ron Paul may have been too real"

I think you have hit the nail on the head.

It appears to be a part of the human condition to want to be liked and accepted by those around you.
But I find it depressing that so many people seem to have a sheep mentality.
They want so badly to remain a part of the herd that they are terrified to say or even think differently from what appears to be the "popular" view.

Very,very depressing.

Regards
Mr S