Election Night – Vox Populi or Voters InAction

Another, albeit small, election night is upon us. And we have the usual context of “don’t vote for the other guy because he’s/she’s [______] (fill in the blank with whatever horrible statement you think will evoke anger or fear with the regional voters related to the particular contest).

The electorate will have the usual two parties’ candidates to choose between. While in some cases there may be some other listed candidates, the two parties have to have done a particularly bad job of selecting their respective candidates. I don’t want you to be disheartened about the ineptitude of our two major political parties; Yes, they have managed to lose various elections to outsider candidates because they are still unable to provide a motivating reason why anyone should actually intentionally vote for them, as opposed to against the other guy.

Now there are a sizeable number of people that are committed members of either the Democrat or the Republican parties. These are folks who will vote for their party’s candidate no matter how heinous, odious or useless the candidate is. These candidates don’t have to have any value that they will bring to government, or any intention of helping strengthen America, or any fortitude to stand up for and serve the electorate.

You would think that as low as American’s hold politicians in regard to trust, honesty or integrity that there would be a massive landslide to choose any other candidate except a Democratic or Republican.

Why is this, because the American people have turned elections into sporting events. They treat the parties as competing teams, and are fanatic about supporting that team and winning regardless of the caliber of the players on the field. Even if they reluctantly admire a player from another team, they still support their team because they have always support their team. And winning the election is the prize. They are successful and proud if they win the election, and it doesn’t matter how badly, irresponsibly or stupidly the winning politicians act afterwards. They cannot connect the problems in their lives, the burdens placed upon them and their children and their children’s children, and they cannot see the blind arrogance and greed in their ‘champions’.

If the candidates and parties provide someone or something to fear, hate or condemn and blame the country’s problems on then the people can be at ease that they have voted for their team and all will be well in the world if they just win the election.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and expecting different results.