Desensitized and Disillusioned

Thursday, July 26, 2012

In the past two years or so since I last posted on this blog, I have become so disillusioned with the political process that I've effectively become desensitized to the stupidity and downright tyranny committed by nearly every politician nearly every second of the day.  I used to get angry or sad when politicians committed these heinous acts, but now all I feel is numbness inside to the point it makes me feel sick.  Occasionally, upon hearing of the latest tyrannical act by a politician, I'll feel an initial shock, but it doesn't last long anymore.  I can feel a full range of emotions in my personal, social, and professional lives, but I've been nearly completely desensitized to politics and current events.

How much of a change is this for me?  Well, there were points in my life where I was listening to 8-12 hours of talk radio a day.  Now, I may go nearly a whole week without listening to more than a few minutes.  Why is this?  Because the hosts and callers are so quick to embrace a politician and praise him the second it looks like he's locked up a nomination.  If they're so quick to jump on the bandwagon now, there's less than a 0% chance they'll hold his feet to the fire, ever.  I'm not saying don't vote for the nominee, but don't make your support a cakewalk.  And then there's the insufferable barrage of politicians and other political hacks on talk radio and other news sources talking about gross encroachments into personal liberty as simple policy and budget issues.  ObamneyCare costs too much, it's bad for jobs, etc.  When I hear talk like that, the numbness starts.  For instance, when Bill Bolling issued his press release through his press secretary after the SCOTUS ruling, framing it it these terms, he solidified himself in this camp forever to me.   Meanwhile, when Ken Cuccinelli sends a "Cuccinelli Compass" from himself, not as a press release through a press secretary, titled, "Today is a dark day for Liberty" framing the issue solely in liberty terms, I'm inspired to quickly make a significant contribution to his campaign for Governor of Virginia because he at least gives me a glimmer of hope until the next idiot political hack shoots his or her mouth off again.

I used to be incredibly idealist and feel a wide range of emotions related to politics, but when nearly everything is a policy issue, not a liberty issue, nearly every politician is a tyrant.  The question is not if he or she will stab us in the back, but when.  Yes, there are a few exceptions: Ken Cuccinelli, Bob Marshall, Michelle Bachmann, and Eugene Delgaudio come to mind, but seriously not that many more current politicians.

I frankly don't see how anything will ever get better when the majority of voters can't think for themselves most of the time and when they can, they've been so indoctrinated by 150 years of systematic liberal re-education, that they'll vote for someone because they have good hair and tell a good lie.

And those who profess to fight for liberty, more often than not are liars who don't know what liberty really is, or worse yet, want to use the force of government to impose their version of "liberty" on the masses.

There are good people out there, but until the conversation really moves into a discussion of liberty restraining government, not false "liberty" or "equality" being forced upon individuals using the government's monopoly on coercive force, I don't see my faith in the political process returning anytime soon.

Earth Day: You Don't Support Murder, Do You?

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Earth Day was founded by Ira Einhorn, the Unicorn Killer, to honor Lenin's 100th birthday. The Unicorn Killer killed Holly Maddux and stuffed her in a trunk where she mummified.  His lawyer was Arlen Spector, who would become a liberal senator until Pat Toomey defeated him in 2010 (hopefully). Supporting Earth Day is supporting a murderer. You don't support murder, do you?

American Idol President to Appear on...American Idol?

Monday, April 12, 2010

This just in...

Barack Hussein Obama and his leading lady will appear in their most important roles yet...the roles they were destined to play...the American Idol president will appear on...American Idol!

He's been worshipped as an idol for years now by the left...now he's going to appear on the show the left uses to pick their idols...American Idol.

He was so great...he became an American Idol without ever appearing on American Idol...until now!

Leftist news agencies have proposed picking our presidents like American Idol...now the American Idol president...on American Idol!

Maybe he'll impress Simon...with a few verses of...Barack Hussein Obama...Mmm...Mmm...Mmm!

Though he'll probably just make a pitch for charity...while his own half-brother lives in a hut...on $12 a year!

The shallow celebrity president...showcased on America's showcase...for shallow celebrity worship!

Barack Hussein Obama...appearing on Idol Gives Back...though the idol won't give back our freedoms!

Barack Hussein Obama...further degrading the office of the presidency...Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 8:00 P.M. ET on FOX.

Divorce the Leadership, Not the Party (No 3rd Party)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

This post is in response to the post, Maybe it's time for a divorce..., by Marc V. at Considered musings and random commentary.

While I agree about Tiger being a sleazebag, etc. and Marc V.'s insights on fidelity, marriage, etc., I strongly disagree with Marc V.'s call to divorce the Republican party and start a third party.

The "Republican Party" has strayed, cheated, lied, been condescending, gambled, spent money on members of other parties, etc. Repeatedly. Long before Reagan, but especially since. How long should voters stay in an abusive relationship?

It may be time to throw the bum out...

Maybe it IS time for a divorce --er, third party. Get out there and date again. Find the right politician, not the loons, crazies, shiftless, druggies, or any of the other in the pantheon of low-lifes willing to take over our money and our lives.

How many of us have pled with representatives to NOT abuse us? Not just republicans, but democrats alike. DON'T DO TARP (did it anyway). DON'T DO BAILOUTS (spent our money on harlots and booze, and then gave the booze to underage boys along with the keys to OUR cars). DON'T DO GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE! DON'T DO Crap and Tax! DON'T DO ...

The list goes on, and politicians on both sides ignore the people they are married to... the voters.

Maybe it's time.

I have many concerns with this line of thinking:

1) A third party is a guaranteed way to split the vote and give the liberals a permanent majority and therefore destroy the country further than they've already destroyed it.

2) Parties don't stray, cheat, lie, condescend, gamble, or spend money on members of other parties, only people (i.e., the leadership, members, etc.) can do that.  Political parties are collections of individuals with (hopefully) common ideals organized to further these ideals using the economies of scale that only a large organization can produce.  The leadership and certain liberal members of the party have committed these acts, but not the party itself.  The party is not the problem, its leadership and certain members are the problem.

3) Any political party will become a bureaucracy when it becomes large enough and experiences success.  If the TEA Party became a political party, the same problems would soon occur in it as in all political parties, if it ever became a success (see #4).

4) There's a reason why no third party has been successful in America politically:  It's incredibly difficult to get on the ballot with equal footing as the first two parties in most states.  There are so many hurdles to overcome, that we'd have a better chance in totally overhauling the Republican party to be the extreme conservative / constitutional party it needs to be than to start from scratch.

5) I think Marc V. is confused regarding TARP, Bailouts, ObamaLackOfCare, Crap and Tax, Porkulus, etc.  There was way more outrage after the travesty of TARP than before it.  I wish there was more outrage on the right before it passed, but that simply wasn't the case (regretably).  Regarding the rest, have you looked at the vote counts by party for these?  Really?  Are you really going to blame the Republicans for these?  Really?

6) I support divorcing (i.e., voting out of office, firing, or impeaching) the people in the Republican party that have committed these acts, not the party itself.  What are we, cowards afraid to fight?  If we can't fight to take back our party from liberals in disguise, how can we take back our country from liberals in disguise and in plain sight?

7) Look at the conservative take back of the Republican Party of Virginia.  With Pat Mullins at the helm, we swept the statewide offices with hardcore constitutional conservatives.  It can be done! 

In summary, divorce the leadership, not the party (no 3rd party).