Tuesday, January 14, 2014

The Greatest Danger to the Survival of the United States

The Greatest Danger to the Survival of the USA
The greatest danger to the survival of the USA is not Muslim terrorist or bird Flu or nuclear disaster or any of the myriad of catastrophes that pop up on the media daily.  All of these things could happen, most won’t, but it gives the idle minds something to worry over and it attracts viewers, listeners, and computer addicts.  These events have a short term effect on the people involved, but typically that is a very small percentage of the whole population of the United States.
The gravest threat to our existence as we know it for the whole country is an electorate that is incapable or unwilling to understand the principals, beliefs, and character of the candidates for which  they are voting. To vote for someone because he or she is good looking, nice dresser, or has a particular skin color is ludicrous.  Our society today has lost all sense of logic.  We have turned our political process from a great Republic into a reflection of a corrupt third world dictatorship. 
The only solution is to require people to qualify to vote by passing a civics test. Since that will never be politically acceptable, how about going back to government funded campaigning with no outside money, political ads, billboards, etc.  Just a series of debates broadcast on TV, radio, and on the net.