The Body Politic
"Everyone sees what you appear to be; few really know what you are."
— Machiavelli
For the longest time, kings, queens, pharaohs, emperors, and others were assumed to have a divine right to rule. It was believed that their authority could be traced back to "god." That rather blatant lie can be seen now, with a truer perspective. More often than not, they exploited, oppressed, and rendered powerless those "beneath" them. The question is, do we have true perspective on our rulers of today? Or is it still just easier to imagine they that they are divinely inspired, wise beyond all measure, and good and noble beings?
There was a time when political leaders were obvious thugs, brutish, power-mad, cunning, manipulative, and very secretive. And few people, outside of the inner circle or the media, really knew their true nature. But, they have learned, over time, to be more subtle, and more cunning, so the public would not see them as they truly were. George Bush (the Elder) hired consultants who came up with the words "kinder" and "gentler," and "compassionate," to help conceal the cold, dark, cruel, loveless heart of darkness in our leadership. Bill Clinton was nicknamed "Slick Willy" in Arkansas, where people knew of his slimy, corrupt, perverted nature when he was Governor. But, he thought he could hide his evil nature so well from the public. It was disturbing to see the exposure of such obviously perverted, exploitative behavior in president Clinton — and to see the majority of people say, "So what?" Society has degenerated to such an extent, and become so overwhelmingly evil itself, that it can no longer perceive the greater evils in this world or its leaders. This is yet another example of denial and indoctrination, common throughout society. We'd rather imagine our leaders are good and decent, more noble and better able to guide the rest of us, and they are getting better at pretending.
We all learned in school, you're supposed to give up your power to government, religion, and other people and institutions who take care of you; you're supposed to give them power and authority over you, to make decisions for you, to run your life, to squander your resources and exploit you. Aren't you? Politics can sort everything out, solve your problems, and bring about a "new world order" of love, peace, success, happiness, and freedom for everyone. Sure. Just roll over and go back to sleep.
When was the last time you heard a politician tell the truth, rather than what he or she thought everyone wanted to hear? When is the last time a politician really solved your problems, rather than merely bolstering his or her own position in the generously rewarding political system? How are you going to handle your multi-trillion dollar debt, run up by waste, greed, and worthless expenditures of politicians — all in your name?
Do not mistake the fact that much is being done, and much money is being spent, with the idea that everything is being done well, or right. Rather, the larger government has grown, the less it accepts what is really right, and chooses to become more of a power-mad, money-mad, tyrant to destroy the rights and freedoms of its people. Government directs its power, resources, policies, and efforts to a single end: to gain greater control, promote illusions, prevent dissent, keep the truth from seeing the light of day, and perpetuate wrong. In this process, the rich keep getting richer and the poor get poorer, daily. read more ...
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