[P-Marlowe]

If you have abandoned all hope, then kill yourself.

[cripplecreek]

If you have abandoned all hope, then kill yourself.

I for one am more disgusted with those paralyzed with fear and despair than with the enemy. At least the enemy gives us something to fight. Those who have given up don't even have the decency to get out of the way. Instead they cling to our legs and try to drag us down.

[nitzy]

If you have abandoned all hope, then kill yourself. I have in no way abandoned hope. I am suggesting that we are wearing ourselves out swatting individual bees instead of pouring gas on the hive.

We are playing with loaded dice. Sure, it might not always land on 7's. There is a chance something else will come up. We can scream and yell and pray and hope for a different result but the facts remain. The dice are loaded. The districts are too big to have actual representation. They represent their donors not their constituents. They are much more likely to stay in power by keeping the thugs or the parties happy than by keeping the people happy. When the congressmen do the math they figure both sides of this equation.....

Lobbyists+Party Bosses+Union Thugs+Corporate Donors+Special Interests=Constituents

Sometimes the right side of that equation outweighs the left side. Most of the time it does not.