What's Happening In Our World Today?

My philosophy has always been that it's vitally important that everyone should maintain a positive attitude in everything they do or whatever happens to them in their daily lives.
But it sure seems to get more and more difficult everyday to make it happen. I guess it's it's because I'm very concerned about what's happening in our world today and how it is negatively affecting all our lives. I cannot understand why we have let conditions deteriorate as much as we have.
I get thoroughly disgusted with the ridiculous rise and fall of gas prices (and the flimsy excuses of what's causing it), the political bickering over the Iraqi war, the corruption of top executives in various major corporations, the excessive prescription drug prices, unbelievable medical bills and the total breakdown of our morals. We even need to scrutinize our judicial system too. Judges are granting ridiculous plea bargains and early paroles, and also reducing sentences many times. And then you have prisoners being released by mistake and sex offenders not registering and even roaming the streets and committing the same crime time after time.
Isn't this supposed to be "the greatest country on earth?" I guess it still is in many ways but in many ways it is not. If all these issues we are faced with today are allowed to continue what kind of a world can we expect for our grandchildren and great grandchildren? I am greatly concerned about that.
If you complain about any of these things in conversations with others the usual comment is, "you can't do anything about it". Well I'm not too sure this is true. I use to believe that the best way to solve these problems is become more serious whom you vote for. However I'm not convinced this is the correct answer anymore. It seems that the promises the politicians make during their political campaigns don't always live up to what they preach when they get in office.
So here's what I believe we must do that could make a difference:
 Become totally informed about those issues that concern you. Surf the Internet for all kinds of issues you are concerned about. There is revealing and valuable information on the Internet that will amaze and shock you about what's happening in our society.
 Look for articles and read books that reveal negative and shocking news that's happening in our government, with the drug and medical industry, insurance companies, oil companies and the entire lobbyist that travel the halls of congress.
 Subscribe to various free newsletters on the Internet that deal with these same issues. I'll keep you informed in my free newsletter about any such news I believe you should know about.
 Then in your conversations with others spread the word to everyone you possibly can. Don't worry about people who have been brainwashed by sources making life difficult for all of us. There are plenty of other citizens out there concerned and fully disgusted about the alarming news that is destroying our society today.
Lastly if you get really concerned I recommend writing your Congressman or Congresswoman about how you feel. I do not know how much it will help but it's worth a try anyway.
But what ever happens let's not give up the fight. I believe eventually that public opinion will make a positive impact on the guilty ones. We just need to keep up the pressure by constantly spreading the truthful information we find. Let's try it. OK?