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.
