Peace and Freedom

"Our nation is free"
"We are laying foundations of peace for our young generations"
-- Bush, 29 May 2006

Freedom should be defined by those who have the least amount of power in a political system- their perspective isn't as plagued by privilege, greed, and ignorance. Fortunately, we live in a place where even the individuals with the least amount of power still hold more freedoms in our country than do many others in the world.

What scares me is this masquerade of democracy and freedom while the system is slowly closing in on the personal freedoms it so adamantly parades as its strong suit.

-Yesterday I saw a report on CNN saying that it is now legal for states to rezone their districts to maximize votes along party lines.

-The current administration is attempting to censor the media for the sake of national security.

-A single political party controls the entire government.

-Citizens are tying religious doctrine to their decisions at the polls.

And peace? It's so easy to turn a blind eye to the genocide and human rights atrocities all over the world, so long as those countries aren't of any economic benefit to us ...

I don't know what to do.