Damned if you do...Damned if you don't.

“On the other hand are institutional politics, the day-to-day activities of bureaucracies, lawmakers, judges and the apparatuses of the police and national security states. These components of the political system seem to run independently of the politics that circulates as

content” (65).

This quote says everything I have been saying about politics for the last five years. We can squawk all we want, but what the authorities say goes, regardless of what the public thinks. The invasion of Iraq is a perfect example of how politicians ignore what the people say, and instead vote for what they want, or what will make them the most money over time. The administration will do as it sees fit and ignore what everyone else thinks simply because it can, however, they can only do what they want because we as a people have allowed it.

If I flip through the news channels, I find that they are all telling the same story, but it is slightly different depending on what network I am watching. That is a problem for me; the conflicting information makes it hard to make my own judgments about the world events and conflicts because I do not know what, or who, to believe any more.

Take Obama Care as an example. The Senate Republicans voted against Obama Care because they knew it was a bad deal. Unfortunately, for everyone in the United States, the Democrats dominated the House at the time the vote. The Obama Care bill was approved by a margin of 10 Democratic votes because they were only concerned with themselves and they know they can afford it. The People did not want Obama Care because we knew it was a bad deal and would screw the Middle Class (which is has), but the President of the United States (like the child he is) threated to use his executive power to pass the bill anyway.

What kind of man whines until he gets his way? The way Obama has acted to get his way is disgusting, just disgusting. The internet has only made things worse, too. World Wide access to other countries is a bad thing if we want to keep our information private. I have several friends who have shut off their Facebooks because they have gotten far too involved in online life. Yes, I said ONLINE LIFE. You can be anyone you want to be online, and that can be dangerous not only for you, but for everyone around you. Things get twisted and sullied online. It is almost like life has become a virtual, life-long game of Telephone where everyone hates everyone and cannot have a discussion any more.

We are all jacked into the internet all the time. Here I am again writing a blog...on the internet instead of turning in a paper assignment. I am somewhat of a self-proclaimed tree-hugger, so I appreciate not killing trees. However, the production of energy to run the servers for the internet, the servers for the Blogger.com website, and everything else electronic we have in the world is also not helping the environment in any way but saving trees. Some electric plants, like the one in Laughlin, NV, put out chemicals so hard that if you park within a mile of them the chemicals will peel the paint off your car. The more energy we need, the more electric plants will be built, and I do not agree with the side effects of too many power plants. Trees can be grown, but the ozone cannot be repaired, so I think we need to work toward more green energy sources. However, guess what? My opinions come from examining others research...mostly on the internet.

 I feel like everything has gone digital and I can’t get a physical copy of anything without having to either pay far too much for it, or scour the internet for what I want. The internet has made us lazy and taken the fun out of shopping, too. Granted, the majority of people get frustrated and just leave when they cannot find what they want, but I usually do not because I enjoy seeing all of the new stuff stores have without being glued to a computer screen to do it. The whole point of stores is to get you out of the house and off your ass. Let me tell you a secret...shopping is a great way to stay active and get your walking in for the day. Sitting at our computers looking for things we want is dangerous for our health. That is why I left a lucrative position at a call center, the job was killing me and no job is worth my life.