The defeatism and sloppy thinking which is rife below the line--and certainly evident on this thread--does not help improve the world. Of course brilliant crusades like trying to take the 10 Commandments out of courthouses, remove "In God We Trust" from coins, etc., and in general railing helplessly against religion--or capitalism--or both--squander an untold amount of energy, which could be better used--used for instance in contacting your Representatives to try to get them to ensure transparency in corporate contributions to political campaigns.   Since this is the topic of the thread.

But in general: a willingness to do research and think clearly before hitting "send" would help. Obviously this is not aimed at all posters. But there are clearly enough it does fit.