My father once said "we must always respect the office of the President of the United States, no matter what!" Did his generation grow up believing that buildings, business suits and uniforms controlled the minds of those who wore them, forcing them to act in ways that maintained the integrity of clothing and architecture?
Back when there were very few channels of mass communication, and major corporations could control one hundred percent of the message, very few people could or would present a dissenting opinion on anything. Most people who didn't really pay attention to history or human behavior were very susceptible to the belief that integrity was sewn or nailed into the fabric of official attire or architecture.
I was taught in public school that voters were "We the people" and voting was the power in the United states. Did everyone assumed that since we could choose, we had control over our society? When I was young I didn't really think much about how politicians got on the ballot, or that politicians needed huge quantities of money to run for office so they pandered to the wealthy, spoke with obscure gilded rhetoric and made the same never-kept campaign promises that got their predecessors elected.
I wonder if there were some rare idealists who were elected and really worked hard to balance our society for equitable prosperity? There certainly are some who appear to try.
These days with digital social networks, I just assume the worst from politicians. Nepotism, cronyism, financial reciprocity, basic corruption, etc. Since politicians pretty much assume that we now expect this of them, they are free to act openly loyal only to their campaign contributors. Since it's now out in the open, who cares? What can you do about it anyway, change the laws?
Campaign finance reforms? Term limits? Sorry folks, its too late. The drawbridge on the castle was pulled up long, long ago. We really have no choice but to prepare ourselves for a sociopathic, predatory political structure that does not regulate an already shark-infested "free" market system which plunders resources and hoards money.
We must approach everything with the notion that self-preservation supersedes equity in everything, that our primitive reptilian brains are still in control, and our lately evolved cerebral cortices allow us to be duped into believing promises, claims and dreams.
Trust, integrity, honesty and righteousness are fictions and faith is foolish. The herd that slows down for its weakest members is soon extinct. Convincing a herd that it's the right thing to do is a triumphant strategy. Honesty is an allegation safely made in the realm of the gullible.
If everyone assumes that bias is impossible to erase and impartiality is a myth, we can all safely practice healthy skepticism and take the precautions necessary to properly navigate what was once considered "risky" endeavors, such as investing in the stock market, applying for loans, or choosing a college.
If you insist on going through the motions of voting just to keep that machine alive, at least you should do some research about your candidate first, and take precautions to protect your assets.
Justice is so expensive that it serves only the adjudicators. Health care is so expensive that it takes quality out of the life it saves. Politics is so expensive we can only choose candidates propped up by the wealthy. Ultimately we all become slaves.
Back when there were very few channels of mass communication, and major corporations could control one hundred percent of the message, very few people could or would present a dissenting opinion on anything. Most people who didn't really pay attention to history or human behavior were very susceptible to the belief that integrity was sewn or nailed into the fabric of official attire or architecture.
I was taught in public school that voters were "We the people" and voting was the power in the United states. Did everyone assumed that since we could choose, we had control over our society? When I was young I didn't really think much about how politicians got on the ballot, or that politicians needed huge quantities of money to run for office so they pandered to the wealthy, spoke with obscure gilded rhetoric and made the same never-kept campaign promises that got their predecessors elected.
I wonder if there were some rare idealists who were elected and really worked hard to balance our society for equitable prosperity? There certainly are some who appear to try.
These days with digital social networks, I just assume the worst from politicians. Nepotism, cronyism, financial reciprocity, basic corruption, etc. Since politicians pretty much assume that we now expect this of them, they are free to act openly loyal only to their campaign contributors. Since it's now out in the open, who cares? What can you do about it anyway, change the laws?
Campaign finance reforms? Term limits? Sorry folks, its too late. The drawbridge on the castle was pulled up long, long ago. We really have no choice but to prepare ourselves for a sociopathic, predatory political structure that does not regulate an already shark-infested "free" market system which plunders resources and hoards money.
We must approach everything with the notion that self-preservation supersedes equity in everything, that our primitive reptilian brains are still in control, and our lately evolved cerebral cortices allow us to be duped into believing promises, claims and dreams.
Trust, integrity, honesty and righteousness are fictions and faith is foolish. The herd that slows down for its weakest members is soon extinct. Convincing a herd that it's the right thing to do is a triumphant strategy. Honesty is an allegation safely made in the realm of the gullible.
If everyone assumes that bias is impossible to erase and impartiality is a myth, we can all safely practice healthy skepticism and take the precautions necessary to properly navigate what was once considered "risky" endeavors, such as investing in the stock market, applying for loans, or choosing a college.
If you insist on going through the motions of voting just to keep that machine alive, at least you should do some research about your candidate first, and take precautions to protect your assets.
Justice is so expensive that it serves only the adjudicators. Health care is so expensive that it takes quality out of the life it saves. Politics is so expensive we can only choose candidates propped up by the wealthy. Ultimately we all become slaves.
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