Word: faults
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first fault is our relative ignorance and apathy concerning politics. Not only is American voter turnout abysmal, most of our education in political matters comes from sound-bites and tabloids. This may even be causal; it has been statistically shown that the more informed voters are, the more likely they are to participate in the process. Would the Republicans have swept as they did if American voters had studied the individual policies and records of their candidates, instead of acting on the general impression of Democratic failure and simply, effort-lessly throwing the Democrats out of office...
...second fault is our complete inability to either realize or accept the need for delaying gratification in order to effect change. The term system has great strengths and weaknesses; it keeps the government from becoming entrenched and tyrannical, but it also makes long-term planning difficult and leaves such ideas at the whim of voters. With our MTV attention span of roughly 15 seconds, we cannot stand a politician who cannot immediately rectify any situation, nor can we make short-term sacrifices for long-term gain. For instance, we refuse to accept years or even decades of higher taxes...
...just wanted to come out and work really hard in the third period," Hermsdorf said. "Tripp played a great game--those goals were not his fault...
...always been Miami's fault. And this year, the Huskers are going to whip them good, and bring home the title...
...starters, the pass was tipped and so the pick wasn't really Kaz's fault, but more importantly, he has still kept the aura of the comeback man from the Colgate game...