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I actually think you have a valid point... and this isn't something that I have just thought about because you have asked this question.  It has been on my mind ... Politics and Government are far more complicated than we, the taxpayer, can imagine.  We are not out there in the arena.  It is easy to be a critic and far more difficult to be a person in the position where 'We, they and all' are a true concern.

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Do I think we should take care of our own first?  Yes ... but I don't know what debt my country has to pay in the political arena. 

Do I think there is enough money to go around so that no one on this planet should starve... yes I do.  

Do I think that women should be treated equally around the globe?  Yes I do. 

Do I think that every single person is deservent of an education?  Yes I do. 

Do I think that every single person on this planet should have running water and a warm bed to sleep in?  Yes I do.

 It just doesn't  work that way at the moment. 

There are countries on this planet that could feed all the surrounding countries  because their earth is so rich.  Is the soil planted with seed...NO and that is because the government changes every six months as there has been one overthrow after another ... the people starve and the men argue and argue and argue again. 

There has been a country, until very recently, that could not get it together over religion.

Countries that just want historical boundries given back to them and a country that just wants to be free so the people can move home again.

There are people who live in countries that don't get what they deserve because their government sells the aid that is sent to them from countries like yours and like mine.

... and another country that is responsible for many artifacts of human history to become destroyed because they thought they were bringing peace to a nation that only had pesticides... and a truly hideous man as their leader.  Is is still a big fat mess.

There is Afganistan.

We are not perfect but we are all human.  A divided house will fall.  It seems to me, historically speaking, that we (the tax payers) are becoming a bit ticked off.  Demontrations are happening globally.

It may be the time to apply pressure to our politicians, who we employ and who work for us ... the tax payer ... with our hard earned dollars... our votes that are supposed to count ... something as simple as, "Hey man!  You are our employees!" 

..."Just get the job done.  Please quit with the arguments.  It's getting old already."

One pen.  One piece of paper.  One envelope and one stamp.  If one person sent a letter to Washington expressing their concern it would not get much notice ... If one thousand people sent a letter to Washington expressing their concern it probably would get a 'pause and wonder'.  If one hundred thousand people sent a letter to Washington expressing their concern all on the same day or week (One has to be realistic) that would turn a few heads.  If the number increased ... the politicians would notice. 

So ... One pen.  One piece of paper.  One envelope and one stamp.  Give those postal workers something to talk about!  The people in Washington work for you.  You the people are important and you pay their wages.  It only takes one small pebble to start a ripple and a ripple can start a wave.

There is a need for Compassion everywhere sadly it is lacking everywhere

Our country is a country without a heart. While there are people with extreme wealth many of our people are homeless, there is lack of heathcare, poverty and dispair. Our country is handing out money to many nations, that schould be able to take care of themselfes. It is all for power and political reasons.

I believe there are a lot of compassionate people in America.  There are just not enough taking action about changing society for the better for all.  Mainly because people have not had time to become aware.  People have been sleep and drugged by tv.  What ever is on the 6:00 news is what we have been programmed and trained to respond to.  The protesters against Wall St. are passionate and want change and are taking active steps to wake people up, to the idea that for years the money has been flowing, to the top.  fish girl love your idea!  Also take care of America before the rest of the world! Aman

There is a need for cohesion in America.

We have, on a governmental level, been soooo compassionate in our own country that we have crippled ourselves. We have a Robin Hood mentality that discriminates against those who take care of themselves, those who are successful.

Compassion that cripples is not compassion. It's destructive for everyone. 

Same in Aussie mate,we spend far to much on other countries,,Charity begins at home..>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<..

Absolutely, we should have compassion for our own people. But, the problem is just a little more complex than you state. For one thing, we prove our compassion through foreign aid to help ourselves as well as other countries. When we exhibit compassion for the people of other countries, don't you think that we benefit? Of course we do; in a myriad of ways. Our objectives are usually pragmatic, not altruistic. This may sound jaded, but it's true.