Every two to four years we carry on with the charade. We trudge off to the polls and dutifully vote for the lesser of two evils. We view the election results and hope things will turn for the better.
And if they don’t, so what? At least we can say we voted and exercised the power of the ballot box. These sentiments may tide us over for a time, even as inner voices tell us that something’s not right.
Truth is, we’re powerless to enact real change. So we order another round and yak about those “Idiots in Washington.” We laugh merrily through the night and accomplish nothing.
Political humor has always been the refuge of the hopeless.
Barack Obama campaigned on “Change” but his presidency promises more of the same. Same foreign policy and corporate bailouts. Meet the new boss same as the old boss.
Repeating the spin cycle while expecting different results only defines the essence of insanity. Big money campaigns and slick television ads will always promote the usual suspects.
Those paying attention do not expect results. Common sense has long pointed out the lunacy of this process.
But what to do? No one knows. We appear to be frozen in the time warp of the status quo.
Could it be we’re afraid of change?
