Wall Street is melting into a pool of government bailouts and broken profits. The ice caps are shrinking. And we spend our time debating with our buddies if seeing Russia from across the way qualifies as foreign policy experience.
I think America is a gigantic dichotomy, composed of the ignorant and the brilliant, the what's-the-use and the can-do's. Since so many of us live in the middle class, our hardship is apathy. We've got just enough to keep us from paying attention. However, this is starting to change. The housing crisis is affecting folks from all economic backgrounds, and the current meltdown on Wall Street isn't helping the better off among us.
It's time to be a can-do. Let's not wish and hope for things to get better. That's not the way to success, peace, or prosperity.
Get out there, and do something. No matter how small, it matters.
If you're in a swing state, this especially matters. For you Ohio, Florida, Virginia, Nevada, Indiana, and especially Pennsylvania voters, getting out there and pounding the pavement is vital.
Here's a link to help you get started.
(Oh yeah, I'm an Obama fan.)
While this election matters so much, there's many other issues you can take up to better the world.
Check out Amnesty International for important human rights issues, and how you can help.
Want to save the trees? How about the planet? The Sierra Club is a great place to start. Reasonable, if a bit on the yuppie side, they do some fantastic work on behalf of the few remaining wild places.
There's so many other things you can do. If it's just writing a letter for Troy Davis, about to be executed for a crime that he didn't commit, to talking to your neighbors about Obama, here's a bit of advice:
Start today!
We've got no time to lose.
