A Case Against the Government: or Why the Heck am I American?

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I am amazed at how much this nation has changed since I was a child. I did not grow up with my parents worrying about what I was being taught in school (other than how you can catch AIDS), if I might get shot by some loser student with a personality disorder, or if I'd have a future after college. Sadly, those fears are on all parents' minds today. Ontop of those fears come rising gas prices, the threat of losing jobs, the global warming issue, sexual predators, rising taxes, government debt, lack of funding for education, misappropriated funds, an every growing government, deadly diseases, terrorists (homegrown and foreign), and the general unappealing nature surroundng everything political.
It's a national bombardment of worries. A lot of this is due to the media wanting to cash in on big money issues, which get blown way out of proportion. You don't believe me? For every "fact" brought up to show global warming is a present day concern, there is a conflicting "fact" that shows it is not as huge as was thought. I could walk outside right now and say the weather is quite reasonable for it being the summer. The real fact is no one knows for sure. Scientists argue constantly over things that do not effect our everyday lives. Global warming is not a major concern in the short term. That is where normal people live. Day to day. I'm not suggesting we don't look to the future. I am implying that issues we deal with in the present should overrule future concerns.
The "healthcare crisis" that the media has expanded upon is a wonderful example. Really? Is there a crisis? I have yet seen a person lying anywhere dying who hasn't received medical care. People complain that they have to wait in hospitals or emergency clinics. It's called triage. If your condition is not as serious as another's, guess what. You aren't going to be picked first to see a doctor. Life is not defined as first come first served. You have to wait an hour or four, life sucks, get over yourself.
That is what the government has begun to pray upon. The "me" sense of existance. Politicians want to sell their agendas. They want you to feel you are being served properly. However, they have their own agendas. They simply ply their goals to sound like it fits the public's own. The truth is the government is looking out for itself. Politicians want power, which goes against their duty of service to the public. We get blinded by the promises made. This is made worse by partisanship. Those radical left and right wingers do nothing to help this country.
I do not have a viable or sane solution to this problem. No one does. Those who shout "revolution" are insane. Those who just go with the parties are as bad. It's us in the middle, who hate seeing America be perverted. We suffer, yet have some hope. If anyone can devise a solution, please do it.