Letters to the Editor
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The Bush administration's ties to Blackwater
Despite the the "born again" mindset that has engulfed America, at least incest of the political kind seems to be perfectly acceptable, in fact blessed in many quarters. Blackwater's intimacy with the Bush Admin is just one more example of bad government and maybe complacancy of the electorate. What is sad is that the current investigation of Blackwater will most likely go nowhere since the Congress and Senate seem to be more concerned about re-election that in providing good government.
What is the cause of this indifference to good government I wonder? Why are the people in the US and other western countries so ready to accept the move to a totalitarian form government? It seems that despite calls for less government the public are involving officialdom in their affairs more and more. Could it be that they are more concerned with "me me me" rather than "us, us us"? Could it be that the people of the US have bought into the mountain of verbiage that the Admin and the media have spewed about the dangers of terrorism? Terrorism is undoubtedly of concern but is the threat as real as portrayed? Is every tube of toothpaste a threat?
It is to be hoped that people will come to their senses and move away from political correctness, selfishness and pseudo Christian purity and move toward caring for the nation as a whole. I don't live in America but what happens in America eventually affects me.