Why is the Post apparently afraid of issues that question the Bush administration?
I admit that regardless of all the evil and corruption I have seen in my life; I still felt America's saving grace was its news media. What happened? Was it declining readership, mergers, Rupert Murdoch? What has turned our once proud news institutions into spineless propaganda machines?
I was once taught that democracy is not a destination but a process which needs to be adjusted to fit new situations which our founding fathers had not anticipated. But how can we possibly be an integral part of our democracy if papers like the Post keep us in the dark?
If major media outlets refuse to pursue significant pieces of news like the recently-leaked British secret intelligence memo that says the White House fabricated the intelligence used to convince Congress and the American people to invade Iraq, I see a future full of calamity for our democracy.
I must confess that every outrageous act enacted by this administration has tested my resolve to remain an American. I find my resolve is lacking, my optimism is eroding and my spirit is breaking. I have concluded that the next four years will not remove these tyrannical leaders from our government. They have infected every major arm of our government like a deadly virus and I fear they will continue to grow as the major organs of our democracy's checks and balances all succumb to this deadly disease.
I feel shame and the frustration of not being able to do enough to change the direction America has taken and it is taking its toll on me.
If I do leave, my absence will not felt by the country; I am not an important person but the anticipated relief will take a huge load off my back and I also anticipate my first day as a non-american will taste as sweet and refreshing as a cold Georgia watermelon in July. My problem is that I really do NOT want to go. I am not suggesting for a microsecond that you should alter your policies for me, I am not significant, but do it for our country.
Please help save our democracy. Remember what you used to be. Remember Woodward and Bernstein.