Sunday, July 24, 2005
High Five Republicans!
State of the Union Unaddressed
If they meant to do it, the echelon of the Republican Party have pulled off a masterful stunt. It is much harder for an isolated candidate to lie, cheat and steal his way into power, but as momma always advised, “There is safety in numbers.” With the unspoken vow taken to cover up, lie, and generally wag the dog for each other, the Republican party has played Pied Piper to the uneducated, superstitious and rigid thinking of the underclass all the way to the ballot box and now, done with them, have cast them aside like so many cake-eating French peasants.
The Republican Party’s voter base (“The Base” as G.W. dubbed them) sits stupefied and in denial of recent developments of the Karl Rove treason case and the growing movement to impeach G.W. which points to numerous instances of perjury, personal gain agendas and misleading the American people. As Republican party elitists have their own lewinski-esque sexual affairs dragged into public, the drumbeat of dissidence beats ever louder. There is a slow turning, like a great herd of buffalo, of Republican voters to the east, listening to the building roar as it begins to penetrate their thickened skulls. The message is, “You have been made a fool.”, and they are not liking it. One thing that is not well tolerated by the uneducated, superstitious and rigid minded (for whom the consideration of endless possibilities is deemed a wasted effort), is to be made a fool.
A Likely Scenario Without Vegas Odds Established:
After they kill the messenger (which has already begun), they will storm the Bastille and heads will begin to roll in huge numbers as they go about cleaning what they believed was their house – The White House. Those politicians that survive the attack will either be in prison or in another line of work. A handful will die by their own hand or of mysterious causes rather than face prosecution. Thereafter will be a period of silence, drink and introspection. There often is after a good mob lynching.
A generation will pass while the remnants of the Republican Base lick their wounds, justify their actions, and re-write history. During that period of quiet, The Left will be growing. Silently, many Republicans will change their party affiliation to Democrat. They won’t much talk about it, but they are the ones who are determined to not be fooled a third time. Minor parties, such as the Libertarians, will rise to the opportunity and gain in numbers. Many will wander away and not return to the polls for years, having lost hope in the process completely. And many more will simply go to their graves sad and disillusioned. The Old World Order of empire-building, corporate baron pirates, wars and lies is passing away with them and they have never gotten their piece of the pie that they so believed in. They have been sold a bottle of snake oil and made a fool
When the sun comes up, this will be a new country. Strength through education, compassion and a more liberal attitude of careful examination before judgment will lead the way. The Democratic party will recognize the humiliation of the Republican-cum-Democrat, and salve their wounds with balms of Empathy and they will be revived.
In these post-Bush days, might will no longer make right. Bullies will no longer be tolerated in any way shape or form. Wife beaters, child abusers and control freaks are headed for further social isolation as their wives, children and employees walk away from them or have them jailed. We will have taken our freedom to be gentle back and are no longer afraid. A strong defense will not include first strike missions, library spies or civilian-soldiers marching to the front line. The side-dish issues of sex, drugs, and rock & roll (to now include video games) will be served with less fear and propaganda and more truth and hard studies. The religious right will crawl back under the porch with its nice bone of salvation and stop barking at everything that walks by.
The media will return to a sweeter, more educational, style as more and more people “Just Say No” to sensationalism, fear-mongering and pulp-fiction that has characterized the media over the last 30 years. Books make a comeback as the surge toward a liberal arts education for all gains momentum. The borders will return to a more permeable state with many folks crossing borders to wed. The war on drugs will be given an Irish wake and laid on its funeral pyre at Burning Man, while crack-heads and junkies are allowed to obtain their drug by prescription and receive free drug rehabilitation and counseling services. The mafia will be looking for work as the death of prohibition leaves them jobless. Their own loved ones will be the most relieved of all to see them leave the drug trade. We will embrace our gay and lesbian neighbors, invite Muslims, Jews and Pagans to the same dinner, and take beautiful gifts to inter-racial weddings. We will sit down together and form bonds of trust, love, compassion and peace. And no one will die from it.
As people come to realize that mistrust makes one even more vulnerable than trust, that fear makes one a slave to those who feed on that fear, and that war cannot happen unless division occurs and is emphasized, The New World sense of strong defense will be held up by a strong national character of honesty, openness, inclusion and compassion. The religious fanatics will be calmed as their perceived adversaries lose interest in the battle and extend the welcome mat to them. Manners make a big comeback as folks work to avoid divisive words and actions. It will no longer be important to be right all the time, but rather to listen and hear. Differences will be embraced and welcomed, as individuality is the new beauty. No one’s opinions or beliefs will get them ostracized or relegated to a sub-class. Being interesting, hard-working, honest and fit become the social lift people strive for instead of materialism, excess and celebrity.
Again, finally, United We will Stand albeit no longer at on the World’s pedestal. The Have’s will begin to sit peacefully at the table with the Have-nots in a new spirit of sharing information and education as the greed of the last century has finally brought about the self-destruction of the huge corporate giant and the stock market rebuilds itself on the basics of small business and innovation. American Craftsmanship will experience a renaissance as people begin to appreciate quality over quantity. Huge box stores will show a decline as used goods stores pop up all over the nation in astonishing numbers. The compact car will be back with a vengeance. Disposal of large consumer items will be an embarrassing thing to be done under the cover of darkness as people move towards the repair and reuse mentality that will become almost romanticized much like that of the Great Depression. Consumerism will be out. Frugalism will be in as our economy declines back to a sustainable level with us adjusting to our growing distaste for raping the planet and child labor.
Trust worthy governments will begin to lead the world while those who have lied and cheated in the face of the world community will be forced into voiceless positions. Unfortunately, that will include America. It will be the much-needed rest for Americans from the frenzied global jockeying of the turn of the century. It will be a time to rest, rebuild, rethink, and raise a generation of children with a new global consciousness.
Yes, if they meant to do it, the echelon of the Republican Party have pulled off a masterful stunt: The have birthed the New World Order.
If they meant to do it, the echelon of the Republican Party have pulled off a masterful stunt. It is much harder for an isolated candidate to lie, cheat and steal his way into power, but as momma always advised, “There is safety in numbers.” With the unspoken vow taken to cover up, lie, and generally wag the dog for each other, the Republican party has played Pied Piper to the uneducated, superstitious and rigid thinking of the underclass all the way to the ballot box and now, done with them, have cast them aside like so many cake-eating French peasants.
The Republican Party’s voter base (“The Base” as G.W. dubbed them) sits stupefied and in denial of recent developments of the Karl Rove treason case and the growing movement to impeach G.W. which points to numerous instances of perjury, personal gain agendas and misleading the American people. As Republican party elitists have their own lewinski-esque sexual affairs dragged into public, the drumbeat of dissidence beats ever louder. There is a slow turning, like a great herd of buffalo, of Republican voters to the east, listening to the building roar as it begins to penetrate their thickened skulls. The message is, “You have been made a fool.”, and they are not liking it. One thing that is not well tolerated by the uneducated, superstitious and rigid minded (for whom the consideration of endless possibilities is deemed a wasted effort), is to be made a fool.
A Likely Scenario Without Vegas Odds Established:
After they kill the messenger (which has already begun), they will storm the Bastille and heads will begin to roll in huge numbers as they go about cleaning what they believed was their house – The White House. Those politicians that survive the attack will either be in prison or in another line of work. A handful will die by their own hand or of mysterious causes rather than face prosecution. Thereafter will be a period of silence, drink and introspection. There often is after a good mob lynching.
A generation will pass while the remnants of the Republican Base lick their wounds, justify their actions, and re-write history. During that period of quiet, The Left will be growing. Silently, many Republicans will change their party affiliation to Democrat. They won’t much talk about it, but they are the ones who are determined to not be fooled a third time. Minor parties, such as the Libertarians, will rise to the opportunity and gain in numbers. Many will wander away and not return to the polls for years, having lost hope in the process completely. And many more will simply go to their graves sad and disillusioned. The Old World Order of empire-building, corporate baron pirates, wars and lies is passing away with them and they have never gotten their piece of the pie that they so believed in. They have been sold a bottle of snake oil and made a fool
When the sun comes up, this will be a new country. Strength through education, compassion and a more liberal attitude of careful examination before judgment will lead the way. The Democratic party will recognize the humiliation of the Republican-cum-Democrat, and salve their wounds with balms of Empathy and they will be revived.
In these post-Bush days, might will no longer make right. Bullies will no longer be tolerated in any way shape or form. Wife beaters, child abusers and control freaks are headed for further social isolation as their wives, children and employees walk away from them or have them jailed. We will have taken our freedom to be gentle back and are no longer afraid. A strong defense will not include first strike missions, library spies or civilian-soldiers marching to the front line. The side-dish issues of sex, drugs, and rock & roll (to now include video games) will be served with less fear and propaganda and more truth and hard studies. The religious right will crawl back under the porch with its nice bone of salvation and stop barking at everything that walks by.
The media will return to a sweeter, more educational, style as more and more people “Just Say No” to sensationalism, fear-mongering and pulp-fiction that has characterized the media over the last 30 years. Books make a comeback as the surge toward a liberal arts education for all gains momentum. The borders will return to a more permeable state with many folks crossing borders to wed. The war on drugs will be given an Irish wake and laid on its funeral pyre at Burning Man, while crack-heads and junkies are allowed to obtain their drug by prescription and receive free drug rehabilitation and counseling services. The mafia will be looking for work as the death of prohibition leaves them jobless. Their own loved ones will be the most relieved of all to see them leave the drug trade. We will embrace our gay and lesbian neighbors, invite Muslims, Jews and Pagans to the same dinner, and take beautiful gifts to inter-racial weddings. We will sit down together and form bonds of trust, love, compassion and peace. And no one will die from it.
As people come to realize that mistrust makes one even more vulnerable than trust, that fear makes one a slave to those who feed on that fear, and that war cannot happen unless division occurs and is emphasized, The New World sense of strong defense will be held up by a strong national character of honesty, openness, inclusion and compassion. The religious fanatics will be calmed as their perceived adversaries lose interest in the battle and extend the welcome mat to them. Manners make a big comeback as folks work to avoid divisive words and actions. It will no longer be important to be right all the time, but rather to listen and hear. Differences will be embraced and welcomed, as individuality is the new beauty. No one’s opinions or beliefs will get them ostracized or relegated to a sub-class. Being interesting, hard-working, honest and fit become the social lift people strive for instead of materialism, excess and celebrity.
Again, finally, United We will Stand albeit no longer at on the World’s pedestal. The Have’s will begin to sit peacefully at the table with the Have-nots in a new spirit of sharing information and education as the greed of the last century has finally brought about the self-destruction of the huge corporate giant and the stock market rebuilds itself on the basics of small business and innovation. American Craftsmanship will experience a renaissance as people begin to appreciate quality over quantity. Huge box stores will show a decline as used goods stores pop up all over the nation in astonishing numbers. The compact car will be back with a vengeance. Disposal of large consumer items will be an embarrassing thing to be done under the cover of darkness as people move towards the repair and reuse mentality that will become almost romanticized much like that of the Great Depression. Consumerism will be out. Frugalism will be in as our economy declines back to a sustainable level with us adjusting to our growing distaste for raping the planet and child labor.
Trust worthy governments will begin to lead the world while those who have lied and cheated in the face of the world community will be forced into voiceless positions. Unfortunately, that will include America. It will be the much-needed rest for Americans from the frenzied global jockeying of the turn of the century. It will be a time to rest, rebuild, rethink, and raise a generation of children with a new global consciousness.
Yes, if they meant to do it, the echelon of the Republican Party have pulled off a masterful stunt: The have birthed the New World Order.
