America Matters Robert Sudha Hamilton Epub version. The American political system has been corrupted on both sides of the aisle for decades. Vested interests, lobbyists and the like have bought the votes of senators and congressmen and women. Minority interests via Corporate America have rested control of the government from everyday Americans. Ordinary folk do not have highly paid lobbyists representing their interests on the Hill. Democracy has been hoodwinked by the capitalist nature of the free market economy. Citizens may still have their vote but they do not contribute substantial sums of money to get candidates elected and re-elected. Billionaires and large corporate entities hold sway when it comes to a raft of policy positions taken by elected representatives and senators. Gun safety is an obvious anomaly, where polling tells us that most Americans support the idea of greater restrictions on gun ownership via safety checks and the banning of military style automatic weapons. However, the GOP controlled Congress invariably manages to defeat or water down bills of this nature in the House.
Why America Matters?
America matters to the world. This democratic republic has held a pre-eminence globally for more than a century. Its economic and military might have established an order within the world. This world order is now under threat from both without and within. The spotlight is on the United States of America. Many of us around the planet are looking to see what kind of response this will engender. There are forces of what could be called good and bad wrestling for the soul of America. What and who will triumph is of paramount interest to people far and wide.
Pre-Apocalyptic Posts & Essays In The Shadow Of Trump
Bearing witness to the fate of the United States, it is apparent that the republic is going off the rails – to use an outdated analogy. I have heard some referring to the extreme polarization happening across the nation. Culminating in ‘tribe over truth’ – to borrow one of the pithy one liners describing the current situation. The two party political set-up has reached an apogee of combativeness. The politics of grievance has been mined to such an extent that blaming the other side for everything bad is now common place. Facts are hard to come by in this era of algorithm led news feeds, where everyone stays in their own bubble. The lack of any regulation or enforceable standards when it comes to the reporting of news by both the established media and social media in America is a glaring and ever increasing problem.
America Matters Robert Sudha Hamilton Epub version
