Fat Ballerinas

i have never considered myself a scholar of politics or even much cared about the nuances of government outside of what i learned in my civics class in high school. i was aware of the slow march toward idiocracy in the US but it took moving to another country to view as an outsider for me to take any interest in it. my curiosity caused me to pick up a book…

…with many questions.

how did we get here?

has the government broken its civil contract with the populace to remain civilized?

have we become a nation of “for the people or by the people”?

is the system broken or will it self-correct?

has reason been replaced with fear, secrecy, and blind faith?

my intention is not to become preachy and insist that this book has all the answers. but i have come away with one solid resolution. that we must decide for ourselves through research and reasoning what is the best course for the future. to not rely upon solely what we are told.