- 19 Feb 2009 04:05
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The intent of this blog is simply to promote my opinions so the idea that it will be free from bias is a little bit of a misnomer. That said, the intent of my opinion is usually to cut through a lot of the bias that passes for political dialogue in the U.S. to whether or not any given "media driven" issue is really even an issue the people on the ground or in the streets are or should be concerned about. I'm not specifically talking about those people on the ground who involve themselves in politics, though they aren't excluded, but more specifically those who never vote yet bear the brunt of the system. More and more I have come to the conclusion that the media forces behind the likes of Rush Limbaugh and his clan on the "alleged" right, and Bill Maher and Michael Moore on alleged "Left" do little other than polarize the people against their own ends, no matter which side of the political aisle the person on the ground finds themselves.
The net effect of this polarization, is a form of thought control by the political elite. This paradigm is orchestrated by their proxies in the various media outlets from AM radio to television to newspapers to the internet. The average person on the street regardless of race, sex, or religion then becomes alienated from one another by an artificial and largely meaningless divide that would see them argue about such seemingly meaningless topics as gun control, abortion, environmentalism, immigration, social welfare programs, and the various celebrity cults that track these persons every move. The endless coverage of these non-issues tend to bleed the life from the real concerns of the people on the ground, the working stiffs and their families, so that rather than speaking out against low wages or the tyranny of American Foreign policy they are left debating the merits of gay marriage and whether or not some straight couple in Texas will be affected by two men they will never meet in Massachusetts getting hitched. I find this situation despicable.
This level of political dialogue renders the US somewhat ignorant in world politics. While some on the US on right will then respond with the Bushesque "So What? We can go our own way!" The fact is, we can't. If we come to any international table still believing the world is flat, we cannot compete for the long term with those who know it is round. When someone who identifies with the Democratic party, for instance, calls themself a liberal it is such a misnomer that I can imagine a European overhearing this rolling their eyes, shrugging their shoulders, and wondering what's in the water over here on this side of the Atlantic. It's an unfortunate set of circumstances but not one that doesn't have clear winners. The two major parties, who are largely shadows of one another, clearly benefit in this joint monopoly on power because they remove any other dialogue from the common lexicon. Make no mistake though, my intent is not to place Europeans or anyone else on a pedestal, my intent to to help separate the American workingman's identity from that of either of these two parties.
In all honesty, if I win few friends from the work I will be doing, it is likely I'll be doing things right. I expect to thoroughly anger both sides of the so-called political aisle at one point or another. Those on the right should be calling me a bleeding heart liberal, and those on the left should be calling me a rabid, nutball conservative. If no one is totally happy with the opinions I will present here, I shall call that a success! In one of my planned entries to come I will tackle most of the issues that I consider to be relevant in one large post. I will put forth my thoughts as first presented in a thread in the North America forum on Politics Forum, with some updating, and perhaps a few twists based on the initial feedback I received.
Whether or not you, the reader, will ultimately agree with me is less important than resting control of our thoughts from the political and media elite that so deftly control them now.
One last word: Let's be clear, I'm not talking conspiracies, or secret backroom deals, or little green men. The elite have simply established a system that maintains order for their benefit above all else. This didn't occur in the dark of night with Bush Cheney and Clintons all meeting in secret. It simply arose as these situations always do from a collective need on the part of the elite to insulate themselves from the common man in order to maintain economic control of both the country and to a certain degree, the world. This may seem like common sense to some, but to others it apparently isn't that common because the political dialogue in this country appears to flow from about 2-3 main sourses, and remains highly stagnant and inflexible. If I can enjoy any success here it will be to become even a minor tributary from which more straight forward and well reasoned dialogue can flow.
It's a lofty goal. I may fail. Still, with luck it'll be fun, entertaining, and thought provoking to try!
The net effect of this polarization, is a form of thought control by the political elite. This paradigm is orchestrated by their proxies in the various media outlets from AM radio to television to newspapers to the internet. The average person on the street regardless of race, sex, or religion then becomes alienated from one another by an artificial and largely meaningless divide that would see them argue about such seemingly meaningless topics as gun control, abortion, environmentalism, immigration, social welfare programs, and the various celebrity cults that track these persons every move. The endless coverage of these non-issues tend to bleed the life from the real concerns of the people on the ground, the working stiffs and their families, so that rather than speaking out against low wages or the tyranny of American Foreign policy they are left debating the merits of gay marriage and whether or not some straight couple in Texas will be affected by two men they will never meet in Massachusetts getting hitched. I find this situation despicable.
This level of political dialogue renders the US somewhat ignorant in world politics. While some on the US on right will then respond with the Bushesque "So What? We can go our own way!" The fact is, we can't. If we come to any international table still believing the world is flat, we cannot compete for the long term with those who know it is round. When someone who identifies with the Democratic party, for instance, calls themself a liberal it is such a misnomer that I can imagine a European overhearing this rolling their eyes, shrugging their shoulders, and wondering what's in the water over here on this side of the Atlantic. It's an unfortunate set of circumstances but not one that doesn't have clear winners. The two major parties, who are largely shadows of one another, clearly benefit in this joint monopoly on power because they remove any other dialogue from the common lexicon. Make no mistake though, my intent is not to place Europeans or anyone else on a pedestal, my intent to to help separate the American workingman's identity from that of either of these two parties.
In all honesty, if I win few friends from the work I will be doing, it is likely I'll be doing things right. I expect to thoroughly anger both sides of the so-called political aisle at one point or another. Those on the right should be calling me a bleeding heart liberal, and those on the left should be calling me a rabid, nutball conservative. If no one is totally happy with the opinions I will present here, I shall call that a success! In one of my planned entries to come I will tackle most of the issues that I consider to be relevant in one large post. I will put forth my thoughts as first presented in a thread in the North America forum on Politics Forum, with some updating, and perhaps a few twists based on the initial feedback I received.
Whether or not you, the reader, will ultimately agree with me is less important than resting control of our thoughts from the political and media elite that so deftly control them now.
One last word: Let's be clear, I'm not talking conspiracies, or secret backroom deals, or little green men. The elite have simply established a system that maintains order for their benefit above all else. This didn't occur in the dark of night with Bush Cheney and Clintons all meeting in secret. It simply arose as these situations always do from a collective need on the part of the elite to insulate themselves from the common man in order to maintain economic control of both the country and to a certain degree, the world. This may seem like common sense to some, but to others it apparently isn't that common because the political dialogue in this country appears to flow from about 2-3 main sourses, and remains highly stagnant and inflexible. If I can enjoy any success here it will be to become even a minor tributary from which more straight forward and well reasoned dialogue can flow.
It's a lofty goal. I may fail. Still, with luck it'll be fun, entertaining, and thought provoking to try!