Look, no one's perfect.
But right now, it seems to me, our nation is governed not by imperfect people, who might at times rise to heights of greatness, but men (yes, some women, too) who are given to all the lesser instincts of humanity, and, frankly, incapable of greatness.
Sadly, such men hold the sway in two branches of our government, and are trying mightily to secure the third branch as well.
Given our Constitution, it works only when the people who govern seek its counsel, yet when all three branches of government are held by the venal and the immature, the Constitution can be disregarded, and there's no one around to provide the checks and balances essential to democracy.
We're in a real pickle right now, and its potential for harm is enormous, and growing daily.
Elections this November are critical to turning around the ship of state.
And, please remember, we're not looking for perfect people, but people at least capable of greatness when such is needed.
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014
America Has Chosen Selfishness
America has chosen selfishness.
That is, to begin and end with the self as the primordial measure of life.
It goes like this:
"I've got mine, too bad for you."
If you'd like to have what I have,
you'll have to work as hard as I
work. Nothing for free.
So, get out there and work.
Just like me."
With a slightly religious cast:
"I've got mine, too bad for you."
If you'd like to have what I have,
you'll have to worship the God
I worship. Nothing for free. So,
get right with my god.
Just like me."
For the secular conservative, it's no problem centering in on the self.
For the christian conservative, it's requires a little more work.
First of all, most of the Synoptic Gospels has to be set aside, with a very selective reading of John.
And, then, a selective isolation of verses has to be assembled, from Paul, the Psalms, Samuel and Kings and some from the minor prophets and, of course, everyone's favorite, Revelation.
All of this aided and abetted by clever politicians and skilled preachers who know how to follow the money ... and millions of Americans who would rather follow the money, in spite of the fact that they'll never find it, and under conservative governance, the chances of finding it will diminish all the more, even as the hope for finding it increases.
A very strange equation.
America has chosen selfishness.
That is, to begin and end with the self as the primordial measure of life.
It goes like this:
"I've got mine, too bad for you."
If you'd like to have what I have,
you'll have to work as hard as I
work. Nothing for free.
So, get out there and work.
Just like me."
With a slightly religious cast:
"I've got mine, too bad for you."
If you'd like to have what I have,
you'll have to worship the God
I worship. Nothing for free. So,
get right with my god.
Just like me."
For the secular conservative, it's no problem centering in on the self.
For the christian conservative, it's requires a little more work.
First of all, most of the Synoptic Gospels has to be set aside, with a very selective reading of John.
And, then, a selective isolation of verses has to be assembled, from Paul, the Psalms, Samuel and Kings and some from the minor prophets and, of course, everyone's favorite, Revelation.
All of this aided and abetted by clever politicians and skilled preachers who know how to follow the money ... and millions of Americans who would rather follow the money, in spite of the fact that they'll never find it, and under conservative governance, the chances of finding it will diminish all the more, even as the hope for finding it increases.
A very strange equation.
America has chosen selfishness.
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