Why Are Americans So Angry?

Why Are Americans So Angry?

HON. RON PAUL OF TEXAS, June 29, 2006
Before the U.S. House of Representatives

I have been involved in politics for over 30 years and have never seen the American people so angry. ItÕs not unusual to sense a modest amount of outrage, but it seems the anger today is unusually intense and quite possibly worse than ever. ItÕs not easily explained, but I have some thoughts on this matter. Generally, anger and frustration among people are related to economic conditions; bread and butter issues. Yet today, according to government statistics, things are going well. We have low unemployment, low inflation, more homeowners than ever before, and abundant leisure with abundant luxuries. Even the poor have cell phones, televisions, and computers. Public school is free, and anyone can get free medical care at any emergency room in the country. Almost all taxes are paid by the top 50% of income earners. The lower 50% pay essentially no income taxes, yet general dissatisfaction and anger are commonplace. The old slogan ÒItÕs the economy, stupid,Ó just doesnÕt seem to explain things

Some say itÕs the war, yet weÕve lived with war throughout the 20th century. The bigger they were the more we pulled together. And the current war, by comparison, has fewer American casualties than the rest. So it canÕt just be the war itself.

People complain about corruption, but whatÕs new about government corruption? In the 19th century we had railroad scandals; in the 20th century we endured the Teapot Dome scandal, Watergate, Koreagate, and many others without too much anger and resentment. Yet today it seems anger is pervasive and worse than weÕve experienced in the past.

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I would say I am more frustrated than angry.

Despite what the article says, economic conditions seldom make me angry. The economy does what it will often. What makes me angry is having a government that is not representative of my beleifs, and even worse, not representative of the beleifs of most Americans. It frustrates me to see our administration act irresponsibly, arrogantly and selfishly all the while our representative branch of government sits on their hands and allows it to happen.
I am pissed that we pulled out of the Kyoto climate change treaty.
I am upset that we can't abide by Geneva convention guidelines for the treatment of prisoners.
I am sadenedby the fact that we have been dragged into a war on false and fabricated pretense.
I am appalled by the fact that we are running record deficits while cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans.
I am scared that our government has abandoned our civil liberties in the name of the neverending and undefined "War on Terror"
I am baffled that the only veto the president has mustered killed a bill that could have lead to cures for countless diseases.
I am sickened by the fact that almost all the credibility the United States has carefully built over the last two hundred years has been squandered and cheapened in the world arena.

Maybe I am angry. But it's not just American's who are. Anyone who is watching what this country is doing should be at least a little angry.

 

I'm impressed that so many Americans are turning against the continued occupation of Iraq.
Notwithstanding I believe that the 'Democrats' are not utilising the disinchantment with the 'Republican administration' to their full advantage.Surely,now is the time to turn on the heat.
Bill Clinton broke with Presidential ettiquete when he informed President Bush he was "Simply wrong" over global warming & the Bush administrations refusal to ratify the Kyoto treaty.

If America decided to treat CO2 emmissions seriously.It would force China & India to follow suit & we could save our Planet.

 

Americans are angry because of 9/11.

They will not quit being angry until they have gotten full revenge.

 

Pop3 I couldn't have phrased it better. I totally agree with you.

Jim I don't know what your problem is, but I certainly don't share your views.

 

I'm Happy, not angry. a happy hippie