Thinking Out Loud!

Planning vs. Passion!...

...I was sitting around thinking why I was in such a blue funk. What really ticks me off is that we are always accused of attacking from the left; as if we are already guilty before being proven innocent. Even the mention of the word "left," is enough for most people who have their mind closed to any new ideas and believe all the rhetoric they've been fed since youngsters to batten down the hatches and lock their minds shut. My God, if a new idea squeaked through today, they would have to erect a statue to it. There are so many canned ideas making the rounds that it boggles the imagination!...

. It is a tough time for anybody like me to find something to be optimistic about. And after all of the thought I've given as to why we are kind of pigeon-holed for doing our own thing I realize why. We respond to things viscerally; we do not believe in long term plans and we have a lot of trouble with commitment to an effort that involves more than one person. Most of the time, we are fighting among ourselves while they go merrily on their way screwing us at each turn . Do we respond? Maybe, but with an email or a letter or a phone call but nothing usually consistent. That's part of the dimension of the problem.

Why are we so out of the main stream? Why do they prefer all of these slogans and half baked truths? Why have we failed to ignite at least some questions about how this cabal is running us into the ground?

Consider this: The Republicans believe in making up a plan and sticking to it. If they decide that they want a conservative to be in the Supreme Court, they will start twenty years before to lay the groundwork. They will organize the necessary committees. They will line up the Think Tanks; start the process going and figure out all of the necessary steps in advance, assign people to the project each step of the way, groom appropriate candidates, raise money and put the wheels into motion.

Could we do that?

Hell no, we have dem candidates trying to rip out each other's throats days before the vote. There is no getting together; no commonality of effort to line things up to win. That this is a serious problem should not escape anyone... Consider that Alioto's bid tracks back to 82 when the then president Reagan started to lay the groundwork for the appointment of conservative judges...
That's more than twenty years ago!

I've always maintained in geopolitical policy you have to look in twenty year increments; it is the same thing in politics!... Right now, the Republicans are hard at work laying the plans for they expect to happen in 2025 which is probably to write off all of the coastal flooded blue cities like New York, Boston, LA and concentrate on those areas that are too dumb to see the perils of lining up with the party of self-interest. Of course, by that time, we will probably be speaking a half dozen languages dominated by Chinese since the Chinese will own everything… We will be awash in dark clouds from burning the new coal and half of us will be coughing as we complain about our lack of medical coverage.

Nevertheless, even then I predict that we will not be able to line up two democrats to agree on anything.

Imagine trying to get a democratic group together long enough to accomplish anything before they all imploded!...Something to think about as we lefties ponder our next movement in the here and now...

Les Aaron