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In reply to the discussion: Fire and Ice [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)23. Another great post H20 Man!
There is no leader that can do this for us. There is no man or women who can do for us what we need to do for ourselves. No politician could do it, even if they wanted to. No Gandhi, King, or Malcolm to lead us to some promised land. For better or for worse, its up to us. You and me.
And yet, the sad thing is that so many people, believing they do need someone to lead them, have been looking at the worst possible choices in this country for that 'leadership' whose main goal is to keep them living in fear.
And this:
The very concept that a clown like George W. Bush could be considered for president, much less be installed by the US Supreme Court despite losing the 2000 election, would be considered a joke in a healthy society.
We are a very young country, comparitively speaking. I hope we are simply going through some difficult times as every other country has done throughout history and that we will get 'better' because it is true that at this moment in time, we are not a healthy society.
K&R
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