Voters, Eat Your Government Spinach.

Voters, Eat Your Government Spinach.

According to one political reporter, people are not getting the education they need about who is controlling their lives and how they are doing it. Dave Helling, who works as a multimedia political reporter for the Kansas City Star say’s that voters need to vote and be educated in the matters of our government or our politicians, will hold all of the power was the advice given to the University of Central Missouri Tuesday.

Helling spoke about issues in generation trends concerning voting and educating voters on politics and government. Helling says that there are not enough voters are speaking out and therefore allowing themselves to be ignored. Helling said that we have an angry government and that America has a history of having an angry government. Helling said that politics were getting ugly and there are not enough people looking at the long view, having any foresight. For examples of this angry government Helling brought up incidents in our History such as Joe McCarthy, stating that lives were ruined and communism ran rampant due the ignorance of the people. In 1968 there was also the national convention that could have been different had the people been better educated in the standing of the government. In 1970 there was an impeachment of a president. The 9/11 attacks were also used as an example. Helling said that there is also mistrust in American politics.” Hating the government is the American way” Helling said. One unique facet to this anger is political polarization. The political class features the political elite and reflects on Americans actions that are not representing “the people”. The political class of today is an uncompromising one. Instead, it is my way or the highway. Helling said that to politicians, compromise is surrendering to another political party. Exercise in political strategy is an issue in this country. Politics is a means to government. Is our government our government or the politician’s government? Who is representing Americans if Americans are not speaking up, if Americans are accepting being ignored and dismissed? The government is doing their own thing thinking that Americans are not paying attention. Heller spoke about the Jim Crow movement in reference to an angry government and the comparison of the advance in our generational society and the compromises that have been made and what has been achieved. Both sides would rather lose than compromise and someone win something.” No compromise equals a stalemate” said Helling. The results are that people do not attend to the government, then people tune out and end up dropping out of the system of government. People end up not voting and those votes could change things. “You have to eat your government spinach.” Helling said. Don’t be ignored and turned off. It is our duty to be educated in the actions of our government. Not enough votes equal a stalemate, which is tragedy in immense proportions. Our politicians are driving people out due to the anger in government. People resist because political matters are not easy. “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.”Heller quoted from the movie A League of their Own. Voters need to vote or the politicians will hold all of the power. The government is holding the power of decision because people are not voting and the government is hoping that we are not paying attention. What we need to do is get more involved in our government while they are still hoping that we do not understand. We need to be more committed to expose government actions to the people. Reporters are about getting the information to the people. Americans need to get together into groups and start educating and being educated in the actions of our government. “Read the newspaper.” Heller said. As Americans, can we bring back unity and awareness by getting back on the soapboxes and grandstands of the sixties and seventies? Heller said that those days have been overrun by political messages in the media. Heller said that we have been polarized by activist. Parties have been pulled apart. When asked about the financial state of our economy Heller said that the baby boomers, economically, need to get out of the way and let the young take over.
Do you agree?