Here's the deal, you will be something, even doing nothing labels you as something, so why not be what, in your guts, you know is right? We live in a society that, for now, allows us to express our viewpoints about our future in ways that can make a difference. Many of us do, but some are just unsure about what they think, therefore they say nothing. Again, nothing is a position and by doing nothing you become a pawn of those who are pushing for something that will affect you. Take a moment out of your life and try to see the big picture about our society. It is not that hard when you look at the visions being offered. One has a vision of survival of the fittest, the current conservative philosophy. The other has a vision of community with individual merit, the current progressive liberal philosophy. If that is all you understood about the nature of what is dividing our country, then the reasoning you and I need to make to decide which is in our best interests becomes that much simpler. Do we want a society where individuals are solely responsible for their life paths without any help; or do we want a society where we help each other, yet give deference to those who merit such consideration based on their work and innovative ethics. Personally, I like the idea of community, it resembles family where help is there to be given and taken, but with accountability. In the individualistic society that relies on the concept of survival of the fittest, there are built in advantages to those who have already achieved. They are not under any conspicuous positive duty to be a part of society that regulates or ordains a set rules to which we must all abide. The consistent behavior of the individualistic society is that it rips from the foundation of our society the democratic pillars, such as equality, fairness and justice upon which our society was founded. Yet that does not seem to bother those who would and do advocate for such destructions.
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