I was discussing the title of this post with my daughter -- an active observer of the current political theater -- about it’s silliness. We agreed that it had surpassed dumb, and stupid. Her take was not silly -- but crazy! A deeper analysis of what was really happening, crazy better describes the actual behavior.
There does not appear to be
any adult in the room. The politicians are acting like over indulged children,
which by the way is the worst kind of parental neglect, all want their
way. Until adults supervise this behavior, their tantrums will
continue to manifest themselves in crazy and
destructive rules that rigs the system in ways that are preventing any ability
to arrive at any harmonious outcomes.
The sum result of the
political parties, bickering is political gridlock. These behaviors
prevent the kind of positive actions we average citizens need, and expect from
our elected officials and standing institutions, rather than continuing being
used as chattel, for bargaining chips for power and control!
At one time, during my 85 years on this earth, I worked in Washington D.
C., as the interface between my agency an the Congressional Representatives and
their staffs, as well as National Organizations. This was in the 1970s. Even
then, I challenged what I perceived to be a disconnect with their
constituents. I expressed this concern frequently. They attempted to
insure me that was not case, but their actions were how they played the
“Game”. I was somewhat taken aback as I thought this was a
rather cavalier way to describe how they did their constituents business. This
was the first time I heard, what was considered at that time the
congressional mantra “To get along you had to go along”! They
further explained to me that the “Game”, allowed them to disagree civilly and
work toward solutions that many times concluded in harmonious outcomes. There seem to
be genuine pride in their intuition. Their culture as they describe, was
fostered by the integrity, collegial and civility expected and demanded by
their institution.
What in the hell happen in the last
50 years?? Where have the adults gone??
Today nobody
goes along and they sure as hell do not
get along! Obstructionism seems to be how the "Game"
is played today. Unless an or until we find a way to rid ourselves of this
gridlock, we citizens will be robbed of our country’s true greatness and
bounty.
This reminds me of when I was
a preteen, when I would feel full of my self and would get a little cranky and sullen, my Grandmother would say “Charley
you need a Working”... your system
must be clogged up!! This mean she was going to give me a laxative. Now my
Grandmother did not have a degree in Behavior Modification, but a dose of Epson
salt, which is the nastiest tasting stuff in the world, definitely cleaned me out.
I was more than squeaky clean as there was not even the squeak left! This definitely
produced a more
Harmonious Outcome in my household! You know where this metaphor
is taking me. The current gridlock that our institutions and electives
officials have generated needs my Grandmother's remedy! They need a “Working”!!
I don’t know what the most
effective cathartic is. However given the vigorous support that THE DONALD
AND BERNIE
campaigns have generated by them both calling out the current players in the
system. Could it be that THE DONALD and BERNIE’s followers are the
dose of salt -- that is metaphorically needed to “Work” the system.
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