Politically Correct
Election season tends to be very politically divisive, the present situation being no exception. This is true in most countries, not just the U.S. We are to believe that the winner will unite the populous despite the rhetoric used during the campaign season to demolish the other contenders for high office. A field of vipers are expected to become dignified and worthy of our respect after months of vicious assaults on opponents. Will it happen?
As a lover of peace, I am not going to comment on individuals though I know several subscribers wish I would stick my neck out and disclose my personal views. I am sorry to disappoint you, but if you read between the lines, you will figure out where I stand.
I grew up in a family with a volcanic father and placid mother who were hardly ever on the same page on anything: not on religion, not on education, not on diet, not on investments or priorities, and definitely not on politics. I learned to observe, but it is not only the content of the attempts to persuade but also the style. One or the other parent may prevail on a relatively minor issue, but rarely on a major one. My mother nearly always came out as the more civil and dignified debater.
Ultimately, the way battles are lost or won is almost as important as the positions because in a country that allegedly offers freedom to its citizens, we permit differences of every kind; but we need to be much more careful when it comes to respecting differences. It is one thing to allow people to have their own views and another to acknowledge the basis of their views without prejudice.
In the U.S., issues that are not actually political have been used to draw lines between the two major parties. In my opinion, this is not a prudent way to establish platforms since there are much more important issues that will be faced when one actually gets sworn into office. Also, as we see, it is not the opinion of the either the legislative or executive branches of government that have the final word, but rather, the Supreme Court that decides.
In theory, the task of the executive branch is to maintain economic stability and promote opportunities for growth . . . and to cultivate cordial relationships with foreign countries that assure peace and long-term stability. Keeping one’s feet on the ground is not an obstacle to either innovation or progress; but it is a way to avoid disenfranchisement and dissidence. Anyone who is marginalized is, of course, inclined to disrespect the system.
Personally, I do not like rallies. I think they are silly. People shout and chant and get excited over slogans and banalities, but they do not return home wiser for the time spent waving flags and wasting adrenaline. High office is serious business, and debates, unfortunately, do not allow candidates to finish expressing their thoughts. They have to come up with a string of five or six sentences about war, and then their microphones are silenced. How about people talk for an hour or two in a normal tone of voice and discuss their positions on immigration, health care, the environment, foreign trade, the economy, and domestic and foreign violence? Unless we see the depth or lack thereof in the positions, we will not be able to judge who has the maturity and clarity needed to represent our people at home and abroad.
It was several weeks ago that I wrote that the friction had already exhausted my capacity to observe. Of course, the suspense over who is running and who will become the running mate does make one tune in from time to time. The assassination attempt is a cogent reminder of just how high the stakes are and the lengths to which some people will go to assert themselves. Unfortunately, this is not a new playbook but the presstitute media will probably never reveal what is known . . . so we go to Rumble and listen to a variety of opinions based on secondhand “intel” that is often superficial and incomplete.
All this said, I agree that this time in history is pivotal. However, what I see is mostly highly conventional thinking that is polarizing and usually significantly out-of-date. By this, I mean that technology is moving faster than the imagination of the candidates so comfortable as this is for the unawakened, it does not promise to deliver the wisdom and skill needed to steer the ship of state into the future we all deserve and crave.
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