The Telltale Politician: Why America's Recent History is like Serving Up Leftovers

Recently, the majority throw their support for a candidate who later loses the support of that same majority. What's the deal?

The deal is most people don't think before voting and the few who do know that they are choosing between a giant douche and a turd sandwich. For those of you who don't get the reference, my sincerest apologies on sounding vulgar. And a huge part of the population doesn't even vote, but sees fit to complain about anything and everything.

Like I told my good friend John Marshall today, America isn't what it used to be. Most people don't see that and those who do don't see how serious the situation in America is.We used to be the greatest country in the world and indeed America's a heck of a lot better of a place to live than most countries, but we are so behind on many of the things necessary to even keep us in the future running as the greatest country.

To those who are at this point about to stop reading, yes, the founding fathers had some great ideas for our country, ideas that have stood the test of time and remain as one of the strongest points of our country and even other countries. However, we lag dangerously behind other great countries and even some that are quite less underdeveloped than we. You all know what I mean, the disgusting gap in student performance between Japan and the U.S., the difference in health programs between Europe and the U.S., and our rate of industry compared to that of India, to name a few.

America is losing its distinctive place as a world leader, and fast. There is no doubt that change will take serious internal revamping and it will not be easy. What scares me is that nobody seems to notice. I once asked someone about the possibility of Germany gaining power as a country due to certain programs being implemented, in particular the introduction of mandatory civil service. The response of this individual? "Do you know how big Germany is? It's about the size of Kentucky."

This ignorance pervades our society at all levels. In order to secure a future for our children in this country, we need change at executive and local levels. We need a president who truly knows the dire situation into which our country has fallen, and is dedicated and motivated enough to not only due some serious house cleaning, but teach us all the consequences of our actions. But what we need the most, is for the zombie-like majority to get a clue.

Get an opinion, vote, donate time or money to your causes and make your citizenship mean something! People are struggling, even dying for the chance to be a U.S. citizen. In the 2204 presidential election, 70% of all elligible voters were registered to vote and 86% of those voted. That means 64% of those who could vote actually voted, and that ratio is high considering past elections. And I know more than 64% of elligible voters have more than two cents worth of opinions to contribute.

As for me, if I continue to see our country repeating the pattern it has been for 50 years, I will seek citizenship in a country where my vote means something.