One man's attempt to resist the social pathology of anti-intellectualism, the vapid mindset of the "Cult of Personality," and the scourge of baseless, irrational thought. Failure is highly probable.
posted by Abstentus at 7:30 PM
Well, the last time I took the Jung-Keirsey Personality Test, the results informed me I was a Counselor Idealist. I normally would say it was my cynicism that led me to Law School. But yes, somewhere in the back of my mind, there still is a battered, hammered, starved, exhausted, nearly-fully defeated Idealist, that hopes for the day when he can regain what strength he formally had, if not thrive. I am not a "People Person." I am definitely "Wonky." I despise stupidity and moreso, deliberate ignorance. I despair the chance that either our Nation or the Whole World will ever get out of the seemingly-suicidal spiral of sinister and senseless suffocation of souls. I am prone to excessive alliteration and wordiness. I strive to restrain my baser nature, and give way to the Angels of my Better Nature, but every now and then, the Angels lose the battle. I truly have no use for phony people, or false heros. I abstain from what is known as the "Cult of Personality." I may not be from Missouri, but I believe, seeing is believing.
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When you see these forces that you wish to "restore to power" and the job they have done in Chicago, Detroit, California, Newark, Philadelphia - why doesn't the word "DESTROY" the the first thing that comes to mind?
Mainly because I understand where capitalism and it's more "destructive" variation corporatism relatively ends, and where honest attempts at governance begins. And at it's best, honest government can only do so much where there's a depressed local economy and a weak tax base.
And I understand that the current republican party is anti-government and pro corporate. I'm painting with a broad brush, I know, but as far as the people who really run the GOP are concerned, they really don't give a fuck if any number of rust belt cities succeed or fail. They will do their best to make money on the deal no matter which way it goes.
Think about the scene in that movie "Trading Places," where one of the mean old nasty rich guys explains to the street hustler how the company makes money. The rich old guy says something like, no matter if our clients make money or lose money, we make our money. That's the GOP in a nutshell. But is not merely that they will try as best as they can to make a profit no matter the cost to others. They are actively and literally shamelessly hostile to the very idea of government -- except when it comes to getting government contracts, or otherwise getting their greedy mouths on the government tits.
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