http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/11/07/this-is-democracy/ Sun, 10 Jul 2011 12:30:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/11/07/this-is-democracy/comment-page-1/#comment-422 mikereznm Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:05:58 +0000 http://www.uruguayliving.com/2006/11/07/this-is-democracy/#comment-422 I must sadly agree,while this once great country spirals downward our state of denial seems to intensify.In Louis Black's (comedian) most recent diatribe he asks the question how in the hell can we continue to shout we're #1 when we rank so low as a nation in cat egories like health, freedom of speech, reading, science,math skills,voting rights etc.when compared with our so called third world neighbors. I'm 64 so my time left is shorter than most and my heart aches for the young and what will be left them. Some how, some way this country must awaken from it's stupor for history has a way of repeating it self. Roman empire anyone? I must sadly agree,while this once great country spirals downward our state of denial seems to intensify.In Louis Black’s (comedian) most recent diatribe he asks the question how in the hell can we continue to shout we’re #1 when we rank so low as a nation in cat egories like health, freedom of speech, reading, science,math skills,voting rights etc.when compared with our so called third world neighbors.
I’m 64 so my time left is shorter than most and my heart aches for the young and what will be left them. Some how, some way this country must awaken from it’s stupor for history has a way of repeating it self. Roman empire anyone?

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