Revolution has been our only means of political and social change since we became “civilized”. When times became dire enough nations have always risen up to destroy the impractical and malfunctioning relics of their era and created new systems as they advanced into a new age. Each time this happened, it happened violently, and because of that violence it happened quickly. The reason revolutions always cause so much commotion is because by the time they happen they are both urgently needed and powerfully resisted. The American Revolution gave this country it’s first big change. After it we established a set of systems that have brought us this far. Now it is again time for drastic change in America, will we ignore the signs and let the pressure increase until explosion, or can we learn from the past exploits of humanity and step up to the next level of society without destroying everything first. Can we evolve.
Our Country has existed and run on virtually the same set of rules for the past few hundred years. Our technology, science, art, and knowledge of history, and the social sciences, have all advanced and at a much faster pace than in any other era. Even with all that we have made no significant changes to our government or social structure. Instead of creating a new system in which problems like poverty, pollution, and rapid inflation are cured, we try instead to make small adjustments only after the new problems become so large that our citizens are suffering en masse from them. If we had a government that controlled our nations fuel, we would not have to rely on the same businesses that make money from gas, to invest in it’s alternatives, to which they’ve bought up the rights. Our government expects oil companies to spend their money on ideas that would only decrease their profits. That is not going to happen. This same problem is mirrored in a myriad of other industries.
Our health care is controlled by companies. Is not the definition of a company: an organization with the objective of making a profit from the sale of goods or services. With that fact stated this second fact “Our health care is controlled by companies” should be frightening to the point of inspiring within you an imminent need for change. Shouldn’t our government, whose primary goal is the protection and wellness of it’s citizens, also lead the charge in making sure we have the efficacy to sustain good health. For a majority of Americans their health care is not a problem they think about; given that sick are a minority, and the sick without health care are in even smaller numbers that’s not strange. The cost of procedures, and medication in this country are bloated, and the surpluses end up in the pockets of people who use it only to increase their own wealth. The system has lasted this long because people assume, “Well if their was a way for it to be cheaper I’m sure it would have been discovered”. Americans believe that Drug and Health Care companies are innately good, and when push comes to shove they are here to help us. Along with the apathy of some this sentiment has kept the control of our health care in the hands of corporations.
Those two examples are just the tip of the iceberg that is our nations growing list of problems. Soon we are going to have to confront issues of all sorts. Right now we have a government that is all but owned by corporations. Two major parties monopolize Washington and “both of the parties have the same ideas regarding the fundamentals”(Scott Nearing 1883-1983). It’s also a fact that while we get to vote on who from those parties makes it as the representative of our voice, the parties are perpetuated by their own rule. If Americans don’t find a way to take control of America, and make the changes necessary for us to advance, sooner or later we’ll be looking at a pretty messy revolution.
