CNN has created a series called "Broken Government", which documents dissatisfaction with the two party system, taxes, Congress and more by asking the question, "Is government broken?" This leads me to ask a few more questions. What the hell does broken mean? Is the news broken? Is CNN broken? Will my TV screen be broken when I inevitably shove my foot through it after watching this inane series?
The stupidest part of this question is that implies that government in the U.S. was once whole and has since fallen into disrepair. Now, I'm not disillusioned. I don't think that today's politics are so much better than they once were. But the issues being explored in this series are nothing new. CNN is playing into one of the main problems of this generation- the complete lack of hindsight or foresight. Are things bad now? Yes. But things have always sucked, and they will continue to suck, on and on and on in an endless cycle of suck. I can't imagine that American citizens in 1910 were much friendlier toward Congress then us schmucks in 2010.
Oh, and by the way Broken America...nice logo. Subtle.
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