The system is not perfect. I think everybody knows this, and, not counting the idealists (perhaps like myself), some have even come to terms with it. But it seems to me where the system does not work, it should at least be open to correction.
Of course, in order to correct a wrong, especially in something of such a grand scale as a government, we need to be able to talk about it in a frank and direct manner. It should be a matter of debate in the public sphere; an honest exchange of ideas from which we can all grow. It is this growth that is stunted when we disallow freedom of thought.
One cannot hope for a better country, with better laws, better judges, and a competent parliament, when one does not recognize the virtues of free speech.
Come election day, and who do we gather behind? Will it be the candidate who faces the real problems, points out our shortcomings, and seeks reform? Or will it be the loud-mouthed opportunist, with their nose up a sponsor's ass, whose discourse consists only of appeals to religious fervor?
What right do we have to complain when those we elect to represent us are the problem?
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