There seems to be a rash of this sort of nonsense going on these days, particularly here on Mudcat.

It's awfully easy for some people who don't live in this country to sit back and made snide comments when they don't have to deal with it themselves, especially when they have only the fuzziest idea of how the American political system works (or sometimes doesn't). And it's also easy to sit back and snipe at the very people who are trying to change the government, but have not yet been successful. Or to insist that they do things that they know simply won't work. Doesn't help one bit. Not constructive criticism. But I suppose it lets the armchair critics feel superior.

I'd like to see how well they would fair if they actually had to get involved themselves.

If they have something genuinely constructive to suggest, then I'd like to hear it. But if all they can offer is sarcastic remarks about the very people who are going their best to change things, then I wish they would just shut the hell up!

Don Firth