The Consequences of Political Apathy
By John J. Ubele

At one time or another most of us find ourselves wondering why things have gotten so bad in our society. There is one primary reason for this followed by many other secondary reasons. The main reason is very simple to explain; we've lost control over our government. The answer is just that simple, amazing isn’t it? Let me say it again, “We’ve lost control over our government”. That means it doesn’t work for our interests anymore. That answer can lead to many questions, like, “Why did this happen?”, “How did this happen?”, and of course, “How do we regain control and fix things?” I could easily write a twenty page essay answering just those questions.

But I don't have the time or the space to answer all of them. For the sake of brevity I will answer one question. “Why did this happen?” We lost control over our government because we became soft and misguided as a people and we allowed ourselves to become politically apathetic which led us to lose touch with our government. Any sane group of people who want their interests represented would never willfully give up control over the institutions that govern them, unless they were insane or they were brainwashed by the media to rank wasteful priorities above important ones like actively participating in government. Let me give you a few examples of things that waste your time and your money; watching a football game, hanging out at a bar, shopping and buying things that you don’t need and worse than that purchasing those things on a credit card. There are almost countless things that eat up time and our money that don’t do anything to enrich our lives or our society.

Our people have been corrupted by the media while at the same time powerful special interest groups pooled their resources together and took control over our government. To some the above statement may seem far-fetched or unbelievable. However there is plenty of evidence out there to support my case, I make a challenge to everyone reading this commentary to spend a little time and read following report titled, "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy".

http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/Research/wpaper.nsf/rwp/RWP06-011/$File/rwp_06_011_walt.pdf

We all understand that things aren’t going to improve on their own. Those of us who realize this have the ultimate responsibility not only to work to change things for the better, but to educate and organize our people politically. We in the Sons of Liberty Committee offer an instrument which will allow our people to organize politically for our interests. If you have any concern for your future and the future of your children and your children's children, then put an end to your political apathy and join with us.