Quote from: Melvyn_Garrett on July 30, 2018, 12:49:33 AM

Quote from: Many Coins on May 19, 2018, 12:22:01 PM

Often we hear about the "incompetent government", about the "bad system".
But where do the members of the government come from?
Maybe they come to us from Mars? No, they all came from the people.
Who creates the System?
The Martians? No, they are also from the people.
Who votes in elections?
The Martians? No, people vote.
Who pays taxes on the maintenance of the government? People.
What kind of people - such power.
If the people are ignorant and suffer from alcoholism, then it has the corresponding power.
Do you agree?

Absolutely agree with you. We deserve the politicians who control us, because people are passive, lazy and do not want to take responsibility for their lives. It is much easier to play the role of a victim and blame everyone around for their troubles.
The state does not affect our life so much, as it seems to us. For example, we can get education, change a profession, start a new life at any moment. All we need for this is the Internet.
It will be better for everyone if we pay more attention to resolving those problems that are in our power and stop hoping for a good ruler who will take care of us.

I agree that we are all in power to change our lives. Even in the poorest of societies, it is possible to educate yourself and rise up. The only exception I can think of is maybe North Korea. Apparently, they don't have access to the internet there and they are very limited in their life choices. Everywhere else, it should be possible. Heck, even from North Korea, you could just run away. That's a good first step. It's extremely dangerous, but many people are doing it and it should greatly improve your quality of life if you succeed. We can't forget though that government can do a pretty good job of oppressing their citizens. We need to speak about about these instance and try to cause change for everybody instead of only focusing on ourselves.