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<blockquote data-quote="wkmac" data-source="post: 948338" data-attributes="member: 2189">The American people have been begging at the feet of the Federal Monolith for decades and the only thing that changes is things just get worse.&nbsp; History shows that such topdown power will not change to the pleas of the people and only begin to move when the people begin to make their own changes locally and ignoring their power.&nbsp; The latest such movements would be legalization or de-criminalization of drug laws in which the Federal gov&#039;t knows that federal law is being broken by local action yet they stand by and let it take place out of fear of public backlash.&nbsp;&nbsp; Whether you agree of not about drugs is not important, the fact that gov&#039;t is backing down is the heart of the issue.&nbsp; Same is true of the civil rights movement, women&#039;s suffrage, etc.&nbsp; All bottom up and in the case of the last 2, less than 1% of the population took active part to make it all happen.&nbsp; Think about that number of 1% and all the action started local until it grew and blew the lid off.Ignore the bastards at the top and start acting local.&nbsp; You are absolutely correct in that people can work together and make excellent changes but history shows clearly, it&#039;s by the means of bottom up and not topdown.&nbsp; And again, you are correct, technology is such now that a single person with a desktop computer can access or create amazing stuff to benefit mankind.As for being a cynic, I&#039;m a very optimistic person and even believe man is very capable of both good and great things. Especially when monopolies of power and violence get the <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/censored2.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":censored2:" title="Censored2&nbsp; &nbsp; :censored2:" data-shortname=":censored2:" /> out of the way. It&#039;s gov&#039;t who are the real brutes (see my Democide thread for proof of that fact).&nbsp; However, when man collectivizes into gangs with guns called gov&#039;t, they lie and lie and lie in order to maintain power and allegiance otherwise known as obedience.&nbsp; IMO only the most brainwashed human being would not become a cynic when lied to that much.&nbsp; Then again what some call a cynic others might call a realist!Think local, act local!And no, I did not vote today, why waste my time!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wkmac, post: 948338, member: 2189"] The American people have been begging at the feet of the Federal Monolith for decades and the only thing that changes is things just get worse. History shows that such topdown power will not change to the pleas of the people and only begin to move when the people begin to make their own changes locally and ignoring their power. The latest such movements would be legalization or de-criminalization of drug laws in which the Federal gov't knows that federal law is being broken by local action yet they stand by and let it take place out of fear of public backlash. Whether you agree of not about drugs is not important, the fact that gov't is backing down is the heart of the issue. Same is true of the civil rights movement, women's suffrage, etc. All bottom up and in the case of the last 2, less than 1% of the population took active part to make it all happen. Think about that number of 1% and all the action started local until it grew and blew the lid off. Ignore the bastards at the top and start acting local. You are absolutely correct in that people can work together and make excellent changes but history shows clearly, it's by the means of bottom up and not topdown. And again, you are correct, technology is such now that a single person with a desktop computer can access or create amazing stuff to benefit mankind. As for being a cynic, I'm a very optimistic person and even believe man is very capable of both good and great things. Especially when monopolies of power and violence get the :censored: out of the way. It's gov't who are the real brutes (see my Democide thread for proof of that fact). However, when man collectivizes into gangs with guns called gov't, they lie and lie and lie in order to maintain power and allegiance otherwise known as obedience. IMO only the most brainwashed human being would not become a cynic when lied to that much. Then again what some call a cynic others might call a realist! Think local, act local! And no, I did not vote today, why waste my time! [/QUOTE]

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