Some random thoughts on the State of Things.
I believe the problem with current American politics is that:
1) Nobody particularly likes the concept of war. People die naturally and by accident every day, and they're even murdered every day. Things decay over time or are subject to fires, floods, earthquakes, etc. However in war the actual point is to kill the enemy and break their things.
2) Americans (and I would assume almost everyone) hate having enemies. We like to get along. Even our local squabbles, we'd rather not have confrontations, we'd rather get along.
3) Despite this, even the people who are against the war in Iraq know it is the only thing we can do, and that it is only a part in a much larger war. This causes a lot of problems, semi-consciously, for those who won't admit that they understand this. They hate the necessity enough that they're ignoring that it is a necessity. "Necessary Evil". They know there are no other solutions at this point - not that we aren't willing to try them, but that the other side isn't going to accept them. Anyone who thinks they will is either a moron, or has really buried the truth deep inside their psyche.
4) Politicialns are determined to exploit this fact for their own political gain. They play upon the fact that we don't like war, and that we wish there was another solution - they even perpetuate the false impression that everyone is like us - that we all think about life and solutions the same, so our enemies must (by the way, they do this while trying to tell us that diversity is our greatest strength). By so doing, these politicians are doing the opposite of their duty. They are not leading, they are not protecting us, they are confusing us and making it more difficult to solve our huge problems.
1 comment:
I find it fascinating that nearly all of these same politicians KNEW the importance of what we were doing at the beginning. They voted for it almost unanimously. They all jumped on the bandwagon, because the country was united in its opinion of what needed to be done and they were happy to profit from being a part of that. But they didn't think through the fact that it wouldn't be over instantly... that there is always a price to pay... and that eventually, it might be harder to continue to do the right thing. Buncha bastards.
"hpzzj" is a good word for today because it sounds like the raspberry I'm blowing at them right now.
-k
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