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I’d have to agree with Dutz. His comments are introspective and dead on.
Expecting government to enact a change at a societal level through policy/legislation will simply leave the country more disillusioned than it already is. Putting hope in the government to change our lives will simply leave you in misery!
So yes. I’m a bit cynical about all the candidates and their dysfunctional parties. Every election cycle, we’ve heard candidates say – “this is the most important decision of your lives.” Really?
So I drink the cool-aid, cast my vote, and think – maybe this time. Onk!!! The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome. Been doing it for 25 years. Am I insane?
To Dutz’ point, real change in this country happens at an individual level. Defining purpose and having the will/conviction to act within a moral ethic that benefits our neighbors and communities.
But this is easier said than done. The human condition in itself is hypocrisy. On one hand, we are capable of realizing these very ‘changes’ that we so desperately want yet on the other, we lack the utter discipline and fortitude to act.
So what do we do? We rationalize it away and say it’s the GOVERNMENT!
This presidential election cycle is the same as any other – candidates peddling their wares, beating their chests about their amazing credentials/accomplishments, and dishing out cool-aid that they ‘think’ we want to drink. Different players but just more of the same.
But I digress. At least in this great country -- the people NOT the government - we have the choice to decide if we want to drink the “cool-aid.”
Expecting government to enact a change at a societal level through policy/legislation will simply leave the country more disillusioned than it already is. Putting hope in the government to change our lives will simply leave you in misery!
So yes. I’m a bit cynical about all the candidates and their dysfunctional parties. Every election cycle, we’ve heard candidates say – “this is the most important decision of your lives.” Really?
So I drink the cool-aid, cast my vote, and think – maybe this time. Onk!!! The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome. Been doing it for 25 years. Am I insane?
To Dutz’ point, real change in this country happens at an individual level. Defining purpose and having the will/conviction to act within a moral ethic that benefits our neighbors and communities.
But this is easier said than done. The human condition in itself is hypocrisy. On one hand, we are capable of realizing these very ‘changes’ that we so desperately want yet on the other, we lack the utter discipline and fortitude to act.
So what do we do? We rationalize it away and say it’s the GOVERNMENT!
This presidential election cycle is the same as any other – candidates peddling their wares, beating their chests about their amazing credentials/accomplishments, and dishing out cool-aid that they ‘think’ we want to drink. Different players but just more of the same.
But I digress. At least in this great country -- the people NOT the government - we have the choice to decide if we want to drink the “cool-aid.”
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” - Mark Twain
Expecting government to enact a change at a societal level through policy/legislation will simply leave the country more disillusioned than it already is. Putting hope in the government to change our lives will simply leave you in misery!
So yes. I’m a bit cynical about all the candidates and their dysfunctional parties. Every election cycle, we’ve heard candidates say – “this is the most important decision of your lives.” Really?
So I drink the cool-aid, cast my vote, and think – maybe this time. Onk!!! The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different outcome. Been doing it for 25 years. Am I insane?
To Dutz’ point, real change in this country happens at an individual level. Defining purpose and having the will/conviction to act within a moral ethic that benefits our neighbors and communities.
But this is easier said than done. The human condition in itself is hypocrisy. On one hand, we are capable of realizing these very ‘changes’ that we so desperately want yet on the other, we lack the utter discipline and fortitude to act.
So what do we do? We rationalize it away and say it’s the GOVERNMENT!
This presidential election cycle is the same as any other – candidates peddling their wares, beating their chests about their amazing credentials/accomplishments, and dishing out cool-aid that they ‘think’ we want to drink. Different players but just more of the same.
But I digress. At least in this great country -- the people NOT the government - we have the choice to decide if we want to drink the “cool-aid.”