Posted by
Phantom Republic on Saturday, October 25, 2008 11:16:52 PM
Some nations have been left vulnerable to demise by being spread to thin, some because arrogance or hedonism; and others, who cares... Let's talk about ours. If on the state level we behaved like our nation does in respect to other countries we'd be conducting polls in Illinois of what they think of policy in Colorado and adapt accordingly. Lost is the notion of forming legislation based on principle and the constitution. What takes higher precedence is, put simply: politics. Not the politics of Republican vs. Democrat, but the office politics: of I'm trying to appear smarter than the guy at cubicle 13A because he had a better presentation right before mine and made me feel dumb. What are the tools? I criticize and accuse until you buckle. I take a jab at you and if you fight back you're being mean... (err, I meant mean-spirited.) My favorite is speaking authoritatively and pursuing such stations until you believe you are: Feigned objectivity, vicarious self-deprecation, and citing unsubstantiated research claims are the order of the day. So let's stop apologizing, stop compromising, stop working solely on appearances, and resume attending to the interests of what's right, rather than what's publicly pleasing.