Democracy is the movement that will put control in the hands of a society. This is not a new system of government instead it decentralizes leadership. The people who want the government to change can. Right now there is a gap between politicians and the people. There is a lot of blame to be placed, but nobody knows where to pin it. The people are not to blame and neither are the politicians even though most will agree otherwise. People will constantly blame politicians for what is happening, but in the end won't do anything to change it. Blaming others and not acting on our own will accomplish nothing. If something is expected to be done right the first time the best person to do it is ourselves. Anger is a tool that can be used for both good and bad. Anger is really bad when trying to resolve solutions. Politicians need to focus on one goal at a time and not get too overwhelmed. Doing this may cause less blame to be put on them.
I feel like politicians get blamed for many things that are out of their control. Many people nowadays are super sue happy and judgmental. They like to throw blame on somebody else. In democracy this is also the case. People always tend to throw blame on politicians rather than doing something about the situation themselves. If politicians could throw out all the correct answers then our government would be a little too perfect. People make mistakes all the time including politicians. Politicians like to make promises they cannot keep. If politicians would instead make up some goals then they may not get so much judgment and blame thrown towards them. I say instead of blaming a politician I am going to try to handle a situation myself, that is if something that serious ever comes up in my life. I am not perfect so I will admit I have throw blame on somebody else who didn't deserve it. I am going to try to be better not only towards politicians, but everybody I come in contact with.
I think you really mentioned the main problem here: people just blame each other and don't do anything actively to change the situation. And I'm sure that anger can be a really powerful motivator if you use it in the right way.
ReplyDeleteBut I also see that people sometimes feel helpless, that they don't know how to change a situation especially if it's a topic where mostly people in high positions of government can make the decisions. However, if everyone DOES a bit more and complains less, we should already see a difference!
I agree with you about the blame. Why are we blaming those people who actually put forth solutions? Not that politicians are perfect but if we aren't running for office or striving for change in our daily lives, who are we to condemn those that are doing those things? We've given up our power. We'd rather be miserable and point fingers than accept that we actually share responsibility for where our country is right now. I have hope that we can change but it's going to be painful. I imagine our debt will destroy us and we will have to start from scratch at some point. We can't keep delaying the consequences of our actions.
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