It's hard to write with Olberman thrashing Senator Clinton in the background. One of the things I can never understand is the strange relationship between the media and government. In a logical world---
In order to get the attention of the media, politicians would spend campaign money actually improving communities. They wouldn't raise millions of dollars to pay large staffs. They would take a group of individuals, raise millions of dollars per city to improve schools, hospitals, community organizations along with other "educational and artistic" centers.
The Campaign would last an entire year, the candidates and their small staff can easily live quite well while helping organize communities. They would get 1 city per week. As their flights would be fairly short, airlines, out of the kindness of their heart, would provide (tax deductible of course) all air fair for all Parties. And the Election should not be Limited to two parties. There can still be caucuses, primaries and all the good ol' hullaballo that creates an industry of pork swillers, wordsmiths , johnny doogooders , come latelys, cum oftens, pie eaters and assfaces. The trickle down effect would apply and all elections would take on similar themes. This would then get coverage by the media and the politicians own good deeds and solid ethical choices. We would actually see what kind of leader they would be. It is those people, if any who should lead us. Not those that dance with industry, big business and corrupt governance.
People make assumptions, they want to believe that you can sustain something that was once wonderful even though it has become corrupt, obese and out of control. The global world of homogenized culture worries me. I am not fond of the idea of companies more powerful and less accountable than government. The Government might abuse our trust but at least we elect them. With business we are in Caesar's court, we find ourselves at its mercy. We buy Caesar's clothing, made from the sweat of children, we eat Caesar's Beef though its consumption causes famine as raising it calls for the destruction indigenous farmland. We even watch Caesar's drama, the idolatry of national competition.
To be born in interesting times... son of a
bitch....
In order to get the attention of the media, politicians would spend campaign money actually improving communities. They wouldn't raise millions of dollars to pay large staffs. They would take a group of individuals, raise millions of dollars per city to improve schools, hospitals, community organizations along with other "educational and artistic" centers.
The Campaign would last an entire year, the candidates and their small staff can easily live quite well while helping organize communities. They would get 1 city per week. As their flights would be fairly short, airlines, out of the kindness of their heart, would provide (tax deductible of course) all air fair for all Parties. And the Election should not be Limited to two parties. There can still be caucuses, primaries and all the good ol' hullaballo that creates an industry of pork swillers, wordsmiths , johnny doogooders , come latelys, cum oftens, pie eaters and assfaces. The trickle down effect would apply and all elections would take on similar themes. This would then get coverage by the media and the politicians own good deeds and solid ethical choices. We would actually see what kind of leader they would be. It is those people, if any who should lead us. Not those that dance with industry, big business and corrupt governance.
People make assumptions, they want to believe that you can sustain something that was once wonderful even though it has become corrupt, obese and out of control. The global world of homogenized culture worries me. I am not fond of the idea of companies more powerful and less accountable than government. The Government might abuse our trust but at least we elect them. With business we are in Caesar's court, we find ourselves at its mercy. We buy Caesar's clothing, made from the sweat of children, we eat Caesar's Beef though its consumption causes famine as raising it calls for the destruction indigenous farmland. We even watch Caesar's drama, the idolatry of national competition.
To be born in interesting times... son of a
bitch....
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