Reply #66: No we do not live in reasonable times

[Terwilliger]

and we must fight unreasonable concepts

Concept number one to fight against: America is a democratic republic where we all have a say in how things are run

Concept number two: Democrats are fighting the good fight. This notion is painful, since they fight for the continuation of the same system that has brought us all this strife and polarization.

Concept three: You can make a difference with your vote. You cannot. In a local election with 200 people in a town, your vote carries much weight and much responsibility. In a national election...hundreds and thousands of votes are considered detritus and unimportant by both major parties. They fight for the prestige and the the right carry the money banner. They don't fight for you, and they never will.

We must have a revolution, where the primary motivator becomes the health and welfare of all people across the world. To do anything else guarantees decades (and perhaps centuries) of a grinding engine barely able to move forward. Will getting Bush out of office in 2004 change the world? No. I doubt it will change much of anything.

And, again, in 2008, when Jeb Bush wins the national election, you can spout off about how cherished your notion of America is.