The only reason I ever debate politics with anyone is
because the imp of the perverse has taken hold and I wish to wind
that person up into a frothing frenzy for no good reason.
But this election year something is wrong, nobody really
wants to play. Both Hillary and Trump camps will come out slinging some wild
punches but there is no real feeling behind it.But really,
how can anyone still take this political process seriously?
I have been a political cynic since Bush stole the election.
I voted for Bush that year but even as I watched the hanging chad farce I knew
the fox was in the henhouse and it was the last time I voted in a presidential
election. My suspicions were confirmed
years later watching Karl Rove lose his mind on live T.V because his hackers
got hacked and they lost Ohio during the following election. Read here.
The fact that I cannot find one major news article that even covers the possibility
this happened speaks volumes about how we got to this point.
A cynic never truly wants to be right and it’s a sad day
when he looks around to find all the faithful are gone.
What is scary about this election is that the powers that be
cannot be bothered to hide the corruption any longer. Both sides blissfully do not give a shit about
how bad a show they are putting on. It’s as if they already know what is going to
happen and they really don’t care if anyone votes for anyone.
Everyone voices the wrongness of this presidential election
but nobody seems to be able to clearly speak the devils name. Of course Trump is a mockery of a candidate
but look past the seemingly unscripted insanity on stage and there is something
of a sinister circus feel to it. Is that bear riding a unicycle Russian?
Of course Hillary is a criminal and by all accounts a
horrible person. She proved with
shocking clarity in a single FBI press conference that her long-standing
political power puts her above the law. She doesn’t even bother to hang her skeletons
up in the closet any longer, just don't try point out the obvious or you
too can become part of the bone pile in the corner.
Bernie proved without question that nobody uninvited gets to
crash the party. Even those who deplored Sanders political ideas sighed deeply
as it became evident that it is all but impossible for change to happen under
the current power structure.
The American public is a spouse being cheated on but who
can’t afford to leave. The cheaters have
all the credit cards, deeds, income, insurance and illusion of security. If we as a nation dare file for divorce from
this sham of a union it will be messy and probably bloody, but if the
politicians cannot even give us a believable illusion of a democratic union
then they do not leave us much choice.
Spouses will put up with almost anything as long as they
have a pretty picture to post on Facebook that will help convince themselves
and the rest of the world that all is well.
If you take that away from them then you give them no option but to
break away no matter the cost.
We are not even asking for the power structure to fix
anything at this point, just give us back a semblance of pride in our
democracy.
Adam Chandler
