What is this thing called Truth? Difficult listening to the election advertisements. The talking heads seem quite willing to accept that our candidates for public office will say what they need to be elected or re-elected. While the well-being of going on 400 Million souls is twisting in the wind, the election is treated like a strategic game ... and I accept that it appears unwise to show one's cards. Each candidate has been put forth by a coalition of special interests ... no subgroup, no voting bloc may be alienated or the game is over.
And we folk Playing in the Last Quarter? What do we do?
There are interesting things being written .... spoken, too. Last night, I read an analysis of the election based on the Conservative Brain vs. the Liberal Brain (http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/inquirer/20121021_Debates_a_showcase_of_primal_styles.html ). Didn't move me. The Debates? Didn't move me. The Stump Speeches offer nothing. I do have my theory of thirds ... take any group and a third of them are good and kind souls. Another third is composed of perfidious little "shits" who shouldn't be trusted any day of week. And then there's a final third of those suitable for dining with once or twice a year.
Used to think that we could solve some of the lying by having public floggings for any candidate or elected official that has demonstrably lied to the electorate. Charge an entrance fee and maybe we could pay off part of the national debt?
I'm not one that is easily disgusted. Getting there. Two weeks to go ... Yuch.
I can't agree with you more wholeheartedly! An acerbic mind upon being asked why he didn't envision a career in politics replied flatly once, "because I can't see myself being involved in a profession where lying is a virtue." One of the few things I think Gore Vidal got right during his years in the last Quarter.
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