Great thread!

Here's my .02:

Take advantage of our right to get news information from as many different sources as possible-- not just the the ten second soundbites that a news editor allows you to see/hear on TV.

Take that information and think/talk about it.

Do something with your educated opinion, i.e. VOTE!!

How different do you think things would be in this country if we had a majority of people that actually voted?? IMO, if you didn't vote, you don't have the right to gripe.

PS This doesn't completely apply, but I still remember with disgust when a guy from across the street was at our house while we watched the Berlin Wall coming down live on television. He didn't wait to see it happen because he said he wanted to get back to his house to finish his dinner. Made me sick!