Most Americans Too Complacent

[parkerll]

There is a fine interview with Scott Ritter at the Metro Times Detroit.

This quote really grabbed me:
"First of all you have to note, from the public side, that very few Americans actually function as citizens anymore. What I mean by that are people who invest themselves in this country, people who care, who give a damn. Americans are primarily consumers today, and so long as they continue to wrap themselves in the cocoon of comfort, and the system keeps them walking down a road to the perceived path of prosperity, they don't want to rock the boat. If it doesn't have a direct impact on their day-to-day existence, they simply don't care."—Scott Ritter

It grabbed me because he is right. I noticed long ago that we are referred to as "consumers" rather than "workers". Reminds me of a headline I once saw: Apathy a Big Problem... But Who Cares?

The entire article/interview is well worth reading. It puts together some pieces of a scary puzzle. Ritter also looks to April 2008 as a probable time for a U.S. attack on Iran.

[niyad]

1. "workers" --makes it sound like the soviet union. how about "citizens"

[OHdem10]

2. Could it be that most Americans figure nothing is going to

change--nothing will be done--I really do not have a stake
in anything anymore except maybe my home and my family.
Promises promises but never really kept. Could this be why
half the country does not vote. It is going to take more
than talking about hope.

[parkerll]

4. Me Too

I feel like that myself sometimes.

[Benhurst]

3. Years ago, I was in the Ameran Embassy in London and repeatedly

referred to as a "customer."

I finally said, "I'm not a 'customer,' I'm a citizen."

As if they gave a damn.

Now I would probably be tasered for being so uppity.