What are we to do?
We live under a two-party system and both constantly let us down.
On the Left, we have a party taken over by the unhappy, endlessly grousing, secular socialists, so mentally ill they are unable to distinguish between reality and agenda. So they "stand up for the rights" of every twisted cause that comes along: sexual deviants of every stripe, criminals sentenced to death for hienous crimes decades ago but who still languish on Death Row, gang culture, the removal of every symbol of God within their sight, freedom for America's enemies to have access to our secrets as they plot against us. Apparently a true liberal's feelings for protecting the guilty are so irresistible that the victims occupy no space in the sympathy section of the Liberal Mind and, well, can go to hell. And let's not forget the secular-progressives' thinly-veiled daily put-downs of our military in the field. Of course this offers aid and abets our enemy, but Lefties don't wish to see this; they are too busy standing up for the rights of the very people who would kill them if the military wasn't standing between them and the enemy. Thanks, Lefties.
On the Right, we have a party populated by political pansies and the intellectually challenged. A bunch of smiley-faced hair-do's dedicated to being "nice" or "positive" to the point they run from any real challenge given to them for fear of getting dirt under their manicured nails. Voices must not be raised, heavens no. Inuendo and sarcasm must not be employed. Fairness must be upheld at all costs. These fair folks are okay with starting a war but too wobbly-legged to finish the job as it should be finished: not by paying off or begging our enemies, but with sledge hammers.
Granted, Republicans are, by and large, a better-looking lot... certainly Republican women (Republicanettes?) are easier on the eyes, though too many of them worry more about the tone of their hair color instead of the tone of their voice. On the other hand, Democrats suffer from too many generations of grousing, the toxic chemistry of their twisted morals has worked its way to the surface of their skin, causing all kinds of unpleasant outbreaks. Unfortunately, Liberals tend to be more intellectually capable. At least capable of rhetoric if not accurate analysis of actual events. Their aggresive agendas cloud their minds and don't allow them to see things clearly. Frankly, neither Party offers us any good reason to give them our votes.
The most egregious evidence against both parties is their perennial refusal to confront our southern border problems. Illegal immigration has been a problem for many decades, but until recently, probably triggered-off by the activity of The Minutemen at the border, no-one, not even the national media, seemed to want to spotlight it. It's said that the Democratic Party sees illegals as potential voters (nevermind that they are not entitled to vote). Hence, as usual, they side with the criminals (yes, they are illegals, so they are criminals). Similarly, it is said the Republican Party treats illegals as a gift for their friends in the corporate world. Low wage-earners with fewer job rights and fewer complaints. I have to wonder... just how many millions of illegals do we need to pick lettuce? We have so many illegals in the US right now that there's one for every head of lettuce which needs picking. The Republican's line of reasoning on immigration is flat out wrong, both morally and socially. That is, unless we view it in the light of Globalism.
So what are we to do?
All you have is your voice and your vote. If I could, I'd convince every reasonable legal voter to threaten, very vocally and in no uncertain terms, to withhold their vote from either of these two Parties in the next Presidential election. For, as I've said before, these two Parties are simply two different sides of the One World coin. A threatened voter boycott might stimulate the emergence of a third or even fourth political party with enough potential votes to get them a place on the next Presidential Debates dias. The two parties have the system rigged, locking out alternative approaches to governing our Nation and confronting its problems. But if another party emerges, we must be ready with our donations and support.
A third party which promises four simple things would overpower the two broken down parties who, because of their coalitions can't realistically make these promises: 1) The southern border will be closed to all but legal immigration. 2) A firm resolution to the Middle Eastern circus even if it involves draconian actions. 3) Job outsourcing will be limited to countries and situations where the US has the clear advantage. In other words, we get more than we give. Our leaders need to take lessons from any average used car dealer or jewelry salesperson. And 4) the establishment of some kind of cultural standards. We need to raise the standard of how our people, especially our younger people, behave, at least in public. And we need to define what are acceptible mores in entertainment in general. The secular-progressives of the Left have so driven down the standards of behavior that we live in an almost anything-goes culture. We are one step away from cultural chaos.
You see, in my view, a lot of real trash culture is put out there because the purveyors of this crap do not possess the requisite talent to do anything better. This is something I know a little about. Let's just say that I worked in a major creative field for over thirty-five years before retiring. My creative philosophy was always that it doesn't cost any more to produce good quality work than it does bad quality work. In fact, often the opposite is true. It's just a matter of who is doing the choosing. If someone not experienced in the classic elements of style and art makes the creative call, the project is doomed to turn out poorly. But to many of our young audiences, poor is good. Or at least good enough. They are being cheated out of their own culture. They are being so dumbed-down that they have lost the ability to think for themselves. Thus it is easy to be suduced by "other" cultures as if somehow you can find quality in something alien to your sensibilities.
Much of this Leftist secular garbage is justified on the basis of First Amendment "free speech." Take bad music and lyrics for example. It's truly discouraging to count the number of adherants there are to bad music (if it can even be called music) and truly trashy lyrics. But this is not really an argument for or against "free speech." It's a matter of decency, of dignity, of creative taste and judgement. Of plain old standards. A creative person's taste and judgment should get sharper, better, as they mature in their craft. And it might if they are exposed to what is the best of the past and surround themselves with equally good creative people for the future. It's simply a natural outgrowth. Reach for the sky, where eagles soar. There is little more than sludge to be found in the gutter. But I digress.
This is true of politics as well. A seasoned politician who rises above his party's rhetoric, who refuses to get in front of a camera and recite the Party's morning fax and its four talking-points. A politician who reaches higher and cuts his umbilical cord may soon find himself in the rarified realm of Statesmen. And God knows we have few if any of these in either party. Which is why I believe it is far more likely we may find such a figure somewhere out there in Third Party Land. An America-Firster would fit the bill this time around. One with rhetorical skills enough to stand up to the old broken-down arguments and broken promises from the Left and Right. One with the testosterone to confront the demi-tyrants of the world surrounding us. Someone who could return us to the status of "hated but feared" rather than today's "hated and about to be trampled."
