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In reply to the discussion: Is revolution the only way we can elicit change? [View all]ChiciB1
(15,435 posts)generations since he was alive truly understand or believe. This was the generation I was immersed in and felt so much a part of. There was an energy and belief back then that we REALLY COULD change many wrongs we saw. I know I felt part of THAT Revolution and still believe today that we DID make a difference! I remember the upheaval, violence and backlash back then and we saw much injustice.
I so wish we could energize once again, but we've become much too fractured and uninformed as a nation. Too many people don't bother to vote, too many don't even know the difference between our branches of government and how they're "supposed" to work together! Civics is no longer taught in our schools, and too many people prefer to watch so called "reality" shows that to me aren't realistic at all! Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo, Duck Dynasty, Khardashians and The Real Housewives Of Some City.
The reality is that "we the people" need to understand that unless we do what we can do in our own way, large or small we simply allow the PTB to screw us over!