The most pressing issue in politics today is money and power. I think it's all about how much wealth and power one individual can achieve and how much that individual can gain over others. I chose this topic because it is the most obvious thing that you see in politics today. War, power, and greed. Politics is a body of legislators that govern society. The government controls society with money and the enforcement of Law. Everything is based on reward or punishment. People who gain money and power are those that are strong, cynical, and work hard for it. Those who have earned it are celeberties, the talented,(singers, actors, musicians, artists, writers ect.) those in power like the politicains, people born rich, organized crime, legislators, government thuggs, doctors, lawyers,(including the corrupt ones) and anyone else that has talent, motivation, and strength to gain power and prestige. It is all based on the individual and weather that individual will use his or her power for good means or bad ends.
Governments become corrupt when the individuals within the governing body are corrupt. A person must change inwardly in order to have a healthy government outwardly. My definition of politics is the science of governing society and making it healthy and prosperous and preventing it from falling into decay. I think the government places to much money and emphasis on war and those that are already rich and powerful, and cares little about the poor, the weak, the untalented, the unfortunate, the drug addicts, the alchoholics, the prostitutes, the mentally ill, the sick murderes, and all the unfortunate little people that never had a chance. I think the medical system cares little today for the sick and the unfortunate. The law like the police and the FBI, CIA, and DEA cares little for the heavy organized crime lords and government thuggs and goes after the little weak drug addicts, prostitutes, and insane murderers. I think The medical system is becoming a money making business, and prisons are becoming a top money making business too. Both the government, medical and law systems work together to govern society through mind control and experiments in order to make money for their own pleasures and needs. Because of the billions of people in the world today it seems hard to focus and care just for one person then a billion others, but dosn't one person equal a billion? One for all and all for one? I think the government, law, society and it's operations itself makes criminals in our society through control methods with money and enforcement. Religion itself is claimed as being a money making institution as well. Religion is a very contraversal thing today and people tend to be anti-religious for fear of being controlled. It probably was not a good idea to put a wall between church and state. Freedom of religion is a good thing but it should play a bigger role in politics today. There should be no such thing as rich and poor in society and everyone should be equally rich. The government should help unfortunate people find Jobs and ways to make money easier and to acheive the status they have. America is a very hedonistic, materialistic, and an unhappy technologicaly advanced society. We are not a utopian society but more of a cynical society with self indulgent nobles and legislators that fails to recognize religious and spiritual morals for what they are. A utopian society is a healthy society where people live in equal harmony spiritually, mentally, physically, morally, and financially. Such a society seems like a fiction but I think it is possible.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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2 comments:
Hi Gordon,
Wow~you got all your assignments
done on time..
very impressive...........
I've taken classes at LACC too
but i didnt like the campus +
the lectures.
i took poli-sci at LACC, but
dropped cuz the professor was
sooooo awful..
well, i hope that we can get to
know each other in class..
Best Regards,
Nayoung
You have a lot of faith in the human nature. But I think in whatever system, people will always seek self-interest. You also seem to have a bit of resentment towards rich people(I might have misread you). It's true that some have gained power and fortune through dishonest means, but many more have achieved through blood, sweat and tears. I especially don't agree that "everyone should be equally rich". If however much effort I put out, I will receive as much as the next person, then why should I work harder than the next person? You cannot demand altruism in social behavior. In a controlled economic system, the honest and productive ones will have no opportunity, and no will to achieve. Also, a talented person is not born, but sculpted. And talent alone doesn't get you anywhere. We have a fairly developed system where underprivileged people are offered assistance from many public or private organizations. But you need to want help and look for help.
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