Forum Post: The Mirror

The Mirror “Words offer the means to meaning and for those who will listen, the enunciation of truth. And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? Cruelty and injustice...intolerance and oppression. And where once you had the freedom to object, to think and speak as you saw fit, you now have censors and systems of surveillance, coercing your conformity and soliciting your submission. How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well certainly there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable.”

“But again, truth be told...if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.”

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I supported boosting the US military budget to 20% of total government spending (over 600 billion dollars last year)

I supported the election of lawmakers who slowly chip away at my individual freedom in the interest of corporate freedom

I supported the creation of an imbalanced tax system

I supported the erosion of personal privacy

I supported a political election system that doesn’t represent me

I supported banks who act entitled to our money

I supported the consistent inability of our society to produce free and clean energy

I am about to support the death of net neutrality

I supported these things by my inaction, and my ineffective action.

I’m sorry.

It won’t happen anymore.