What issue is most important to you, personally?

[Stinky The Clown]

There is probably a fairly common set of basic issues upon which we likely all agree. But there is likely a far greater difference when asked what one issue we are truly impassioned. We all support A, B, C, and X, Y Z. But I'm most passionate about Y. You're most passionate about C.

About what one issue are you *most* passionate/concerned?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

1. B

definitely.

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Ha

ha

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. Couldn't help myself. I think I agree with Freedom from Chains...

Regime change. Until we manage that, we won't be able to change much of anything.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

2. Dismantling the Christofascist Taliban which has taken over our

government.

[rhett o rick]

4. Agree. Until we do this, nothing else counts. nm

[Lasher]

6. I agree with you, Freedom

I was going to say we should protect Social Security. But the program's so-called 'chrisis' is only a symptom of the real disease: Fascists in control of our government.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

10. There are a lot of problems we are facing right now that

when you dissect the issues all arise out of the religious extremism that we have in our own country. Until we deal with that first we are just fooling ourselves.

Thanks for your agreement.

[Lasher]

17. Glad to agree before, but I have to disagree now

All of our problems are not being caused by religious extremism. Some are being caused by just plain greed, and by knuckleheaded political ideologies, for example. I'm thinking of the deficits, which have been caused mostly by tax cuts that have mostly benefitted the wealthy elite. The rich got richer and the main place that money trickled was overseas - to build factories where American jobs have been shipped.

Religious extremism is a problem but there are others. The common denominator is the Bush cartel.

[Freedom_from_Chains]

18. I didn't say all of our problems arise out of religious extremism

as there is not much of anything that causes all of something. What I did say is that many of our problems can all be traced back to religious extremism, particularly the manipulation of the public that the Bush regime is so adapt at.

[Lasher]

23. You're right, I'm guilty of careless reading.

Sorry

[Freedom_from_Chains]

29. No problem, but I get accused of all kinds of things around here

that is the result of people not throughly reading what I post. But thank you for acknowledging that I do not paint with a broad brush. At least not intentionally.

[HereSince1628]

5. Ending the US crusade on the mythic nation of Terroristan n/t

[rhett o rick]

7. Most important step to get back democracy is a free media.

We must get control of some of the media to keep the truth flowing. The internet is the only thing between us and complete fascism. The Neocon propaganda machine has nothing to stop it. ABC proved that they will spend unlimited money and blatantly push propaganda in our face.

Second and almost as important is free elections. Without fair and free elections, democracy is dead by definition.

[Parisle]

8. Repairing the Political-Electoral System

---- That mainly means getting all corporate money OUT of politics completely. One person,.. one vote,.. one contribution of up to $2500 per candidate, per election. I believe that is much more in line with the original Constitutional intent than what we're doing now,.... and frankly, no "good" comes from our present system. Corporate financing, bribes and lobbying control a government of 300 million people, and the results are there for everyone to see. And a few new rules governing the behavior of the political parties and national committees, themselves would be in order. No attaching unrelated "riders" to other large bills. No campaign money crossing state boundaries. And for God's sake, get rid of the "revolving door."

[Goldilocks]

21. I agree. The single most important issue to fix is the election system.

This includes getting rid of paid lobbyists and corporate interference/assistance/donations in any election.

We need public financing of all federal elections.

We need paper ballots in all elections with automatic recounts.

Until that happens, nothing else will change and no other reform will be permanent.

[welshTerrier2]

22. this is the ONLY valid answer

you can talk about the poor ... you can focus on equality ... you can shout about the war ... it all means nothing ...

if we are constrained to just one issue, and let's be very, very clear that we are NOT, ISSUE NUMBER ONE has to be returning the power of government to the people ... it makes ZERO sense to leave in power those who have not remedied the problems you see because they have been bought and paid for by big money and mega-corporate interests ...

they sold you down the river; they are selling you down the river; they will continue to sell you down the river ...

ISSUE NUMBER ONE is reclaiming our government so that it is responsive to what we the people collectively value ... period ... do you think "fixing" health care is really going to happen with our current system of governance? do you really believe unnecessary wars will be avoided when BIG OIL needs to claim a foreign oil field or two? do you really believe little changes like minimum wage or worker safety laws will keep corporate America from exporting your job to the lowest bidder?

if you want the government to work for you and for the country, we need to take back control of the government from greedy, big monied, corporate interests ... it's time for a new, hopefully peaceful, American revolution ... all the other issues listed in this thread are critically important ... but, if the question is what is ISSUE NUMBER ONE, it's putting the people back in charge of their own democratic institutions ...

[Freedom_from_Chains]

11. Christofascist Taliban on C-Span 2 now. n/t

[Fierce]

12. Labor, unions, and high wages.

A population isn't going to care about much else if they can't take care of their own needs.

[yowzayowzayowza]

13. Same one that brought me here:

Voting issues.

[SteppingRazor]

14. Pushing civil and privacy rights back to their pre-9/11 definitions...

and even beyond.

[april]

15. Issue Important so many so little time

our Democracy , our rights without this nothing else matters

[LUHiWY]

16. Sustainable growth?

It's not RATIONAL to continue expecting endless economic growth with PEAK OIL and GLOBAL WARMING on the horizon...or maybe staring us in the face?

Too many people...too little resources = too many wars...but MUCH PROFIT for those who value this above all else?


Humans are NOT a rational species.


But they can be told how and what to beleive and think by those who manage them.

And I beleive they ARE managed for power and profit....whether you are talking about religion or politics.

The current crop of fascists would destroy what is left of humanity in order to pursue their current insane dream of world domination.

DON'T let them multiply.

[blm]

19. Anti-corruption and Open Government - Open the books to the citizens

so that we may better understand and ACT responsibly as citizens on ALL issues, especially the issue of terrorism.

[SaveElmer]

20. Environment and Energy Policy...

Developing a sustainable, environment friendly, alternate source (or sources) of energy, will aid in solving many of the other problems we face both domestically and internationally.

[Vidar]

24. Impeachement.

[Goldensilence]

25. corporatism

and the death of capitalism.

[Totally Committed]

26. Total equality across the board....

Racial, Sexual, Reproductive, Educational, Socio-Economic, Religious... the whole enchilada.

Either we are all equal, or we aren't. Nothing else can be accomplished without equality first.

TC

[pink-o]

27. Well, in other words...

...everyone agrees on the same issue. Equality, govt by the people, protection of privacy, stopping a royal dynasty in America all fall under the same, imperative, urgent need:

Issue No 1: Protecting and enforcing Constitutional Law in the United States!


PS: I'd have to agree with that, albeit personally my number one issue is the environment. Without an earth, none of our social tenets are gonna matter no way no how!

[Greyhound]

28. Rolling back and repealing all of the tools we've created that allow

this corporatocracy to exist. Everything from the mis-interpretation of the 14th, to the IMF, WTO, NAFTA, etc.