I would hate to think that our democracy is really failing, is it really? I mean with so many things going on around us, from the war to healthcare and even the world's opinion of the U.S, could it really be that the once "greatest democracy" is in for a downfall of sorts?
2007-05-28 12:57:55 · 11 answers · asked by a.k.a Pasta 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
You just listed three major things that are presently wrong in our country. Keep looking around you. Look at the closed up stores, the empty factories, the people out of work, the kids dropping out of school.
All Al Gore is saying is that Americans for one reason or another have forgotten how to think for themselves. Don't you think that's just a little bit true? Read some of the canned answers by those that call themselves conservatives. They sound like intolerant bigots whose position will never change, no matter what. I think everyone should read this book. He's a smart guy and has nothing personal to gain by warning us of a very real and threatening danger.
2007-05-31 11:24:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw Gore talking about his book, which most of what he said was true of what is happening to America. How the media has turned into nothing more than entertainment etc...
I haven't read his book, so I'm not sure if everything he talks about in the book is true.
2007-05-28 20:15:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it were only jealousy it would be so easy to dismiss.
But its not, can we really watch our government and this administration carom from one disaster to the next, never quite getting it right, ignoring the problems and calling anyone who dares to disagree unpatriotic, and say that they are doing anything less than failing?
As long as we continue to argue about things like gay marriage and abortion, we are distracted from things like the recovery of New Orleans, and the increasing loss of jobs with health care, and the inability to afford private health care, things that really matter, and need thought and work instead of snap judgments and bumper sticker mentalities.
2007-05-28 20:11:54 · answer #3 · answered by justa 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen any debate on the immigration "reform" bill on C-SPAN or the news? No! They are doing it behind closed doors. In the past, anything that cost money, with the exception of a few top-secret projects, was debated openly. You can thank House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) for this. On and John Murtha (D-PA) told a Republican that he would make sure that he would not be given a chance to do anything on behalf of his constiuents.
2007-05-28 20:09:13 · answer #4 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Historically after about 200 years in democracies the public figures out that they can "vote themselves bread and circuses" funded from the public coffers and as a result see an inevitable slow decline due to bloated social programs and a declining tax base.
Personally, I believe that Gore is just pissed he doesn't get to sit in the big chair on the way down.
2007-05-28 20:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
I can't wait to read it. The man is a genius, and what he has said before has been true, so I've no reason to distrust the man.
2007-06-01 13:28:08 · answer #6 · answered by Penny K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't read the book. But I will say that this democracy isn't what it was.
2007-05-28 20:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
I read his 1st book what b.s. i wouldn't waste my time on another
2007-06-01 17:02:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely... You can learn a lot from history and we've had our day.
2007-05-28 20:25:58 · answer #9 · answered by Don W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He is still bitter about Florida and his 2000 attorney's all losing the case.
2007-05-28 20:00:19 · answer #10 · answered by netjr 6 · 3⤊ 4⤋