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Re: Government Shut Down 2013.

What is the difference between what this thread complains about and that? Like [MENTION=5063]holycow[/MENTION]; pointed out, to me that looks more like a way to incite anti-government feelings than a real and valid complaint because it's missing a vital piece of information, US people are no longer in control of their own government. You'd have to read into it to make it have sense because just those few sentences alone don't actually point to a problem.
Anyway, my point was that people there seem to have forgotten what democracy is and how it should work. You can't trust the government when it isn't run by the people, like a real democracy should. And no, complaining online and sharing this kind of thing through social media only isn't enough to make a change. You need some kind of action like voting, engaging with politicians, public demonstrations that are noticeable but I'm pretty sure people would rather sit and complain all day about the government instead of being the government. So yeah, complain all you want but if you aren't vocal enough in the right ways things won't change for the best.