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It's obvious the U.S. and its pseudo-democracy are in big trouble, and it's just as obvious the nation's political and economic leaders aren't going to do much about it other than give us the same old baloney.

Isn't it time working Americans did more than merely complain or talk about the unfair economic and political conditions, or waste their time protesting in accomplish-little marches and sit-ins? Isn't it time we did something constructive, rather than continually givING our money to support the same kind of forked-tongued political opportunists, who never keep their promises to us?

This website has been created for the young people of the United States who are being robbed of a future they should have. It is for those optimistic Americans who trust in reason, seek truth, and would like to know what to do about the destructive direction selfish Americans are taking the country.

This is the question former vice-president of the United States, Al Gore, asked at the end of his magnificent documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," that clearly and thoroughly explains the threat of Global Warming. It is the impending drastic change in the planet's weather conditions that is a major threat to the security of Americans—not the artificially contrived "War against Terrorism" that has given a few influential Americans the excuse to loot the wealth of the nation, and divert national efforts from solving serious social problems.

It's the question asked here, on this website.

Negative doomsayers claim it is foolish, and even childish, to dream of planet Earth becoming a better place for humanity. History, they say, verifies this truth. Baloney. A basic truth of history is that if enough people accept a concept as truth, it will become their truth and their reality—even if the concept is false.

It means if you are an optimist and see life through a positive prism, it's OK to have a dream of a better world for you and your children—as long as you understand the dream is only a roadmap, merely a guide. As long as you understand it is not the dream that is meaningful, but your physical energy to transform it into reality. Lots of people dream of a better world, but few do anything about it. The secret to success is to take the steps that can lead only to success—one step at a time

For more than two hundred years, the forces of wealth and repression have blocked the dreams of ordinary Americans for true democracy and security. Over the years, it has become perfectly clear the great obstacle to making these dreams a reality isn't which political party wins elections, for there is little difference between the two major parties. One has forever been the unconscionable representative of wealth, the other has long prostituted itself to the lords of wealth. The real obstacle is the American political system, itself: the pseudo-democratic system that specifically prevents common Americans from participating in the political process—allowing financially powerful, organized men to influence and corrupt it.

To help you determine whether or not you are ready to change the American political system, this website offers the CD illustrated above, which presents "the other side of the coin" known as the "United States of America. It offers a history of the U.S. told from the viewpoint of common working Americans, as opposed to most sterile history books found in schools, libraries, and bookstores that are written from the viewpoint of privileged people. It offers many reasons why you should change your political system, and a plan to help you change it to a true democratic social system in which ALL citizens decide what is important to them and the health of their nation, and ALL hold the power to make these important decisions.

Isn't it strange that in the U.S., the planet''s self-proclaimed premier "democracy," true democracy is the political form never fully developed, or seriously discussed in schools of higher education?
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The plan for change is based upon initially setting up a political system called "Chapters for Change." The system is designed to encourage Americans to unite politically as "citizens" of the nation, not as supporters of one or the other gang of professional politicians, or supporters of one of the myriad "causes" that have always divided the political strength of common Americans. Chapters is structured to help every American participate in the decision-making process of government and prove that, given the proper information, every common citizen can make important decisions as well, or better, than the professional political opportunists used now.

The challenge is awesome. But if we take one step at a time, initiate one Chapter at a time, recruit one member at a time, attain one objective at a time—we shall build the greater political force, win control of government—and put ourselves in position to build a better world.

Fellow Americans, the future will be whatever present generations will it to be. Let us will it to be a new and better world. Let those who prefer an improbable life-after-death or who wait for their shining knight on a white charger do nothing, but not us. As we enter the 21st century, let us use our active energies to create a social order based upon cooperation, consideration, and knowledge. Let's show the people of planet Earth what Americans and the American Way are really about. Let's show them we possess the vision and the willpower to do what must be done.

Let posterity honor us for intelligently attacking the problems of poverty, prejudice, and war. Let posterity honor us for being the generation to consciously take the first step on the journey to a Better World. Let future Americans know we were the ones who gave them the future.

LET'S DO IT!

Lee Gottlieb
common citizen