Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 27th Nov 2010 10:46 UTC

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2005-11-13
Well, you got the first part right... as a people, we reap what we sow. We are a corrupt and greedy society, and so we elect corrupt and greedy politicians. That stuff starts from the bottom up, not from the top down. The corrupt politicians of the future are the same ones right now who are leeching off of their neighbor's cable and/or broadband internet connection. It's not like people are turned to the dark side as soon as they get elected...
As I said above, if we all choose to be crooked like those who are in power, those of us who eventually make it to the top will be the same way; it's like families who have 4-5 generations that end up on welfare. So if we want to see REAL change, the cycle has to stop somewhere, and it can begin with us ...