Uncle Sam Is Giving You The Finger ( A response to gmwilliams © 2014 wrenchBiscuit)
The short answer to your question is: America will stay the same; going back and forth from right to left. Only a bloodbath of epic proportions, or the intervention of an alien, or supreme benevolent being, will bring about any significant changes.
Here is the big skinny:
We would not expect a stock Nissan Versa to win the Indianapolis 500.Why? Because it has not been designed as a racing car, and lacks the capability of competing in such a race.
We can look at the human being in the same fashion.The average IQ has been estimated to be between 90-110. A person operating within this range does not have the capacity to lead, but only to follow.Consequently, the average United States citizen is a follower.
The notion of liberal versus conservative values is simply one aspect of a scripted play that includes a variety of staged events. For instance, the Abolition of Slavery was a scripted and staged event.The Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's was a scripted and staged event; each event designed to create an illusion of social progress. The Gay Rights movement can be understood in the same manner.
To better understand the function of liberalism and conservatism in a capitalist system, we can visualize a man moving a single finger from right to left in front of a cat. Invariably, the cats head will follow the finger. The cat is mesmerized by the motion, and is bound to follow the movement. The average human being is also mesmerized by the motion of politics and -ism. Each -ism, as previously identified, is simply the right or the left motion of the same finger. But instead of being moved by the intention of a solitary man, these -isms are motivated and kept in motion by a Capitalist System.
By focusing the attention of the masses upon such movements, the ruling elite are able to move society in the desired direction with less interference, and a more willing compliance to any future restrictions.( The Patriot Act comes to mind ) Conservatives are distracted in an effort to keep the pendulum from swinging too far to the left, and vice versa.
The only escape from this madness is to stop following the movement of the finger. We cannot "improve" a capitalist system by working within the system to make positive change. This is a very popular myth, but there is no historical evidence to prove that such a feat has ever been accomplished. Whether liberal or conservative, in the big picture, it makes very little difference. A doctor has never cured a victim of cancer by working within the"system", but only by destroying the corruption.
It would be unkind to suggest that as a nation of followers, the American people are entirely at fault for their seemingly hopeless predicament. Having the advantage of being raised on a farm, I understand that the cows, the pigs, and the chickens we slaughtered were in no way responsible for their own unfortunate
demise. Sometimes, I would hold the chicken to the ground as my father, using a very sharp butchers knife, would quickly severe it's head. When I let go of the chicken, it would usually jump up and run headless across the backyard; running to the left, and then running to the right; perhaps looking for the decapitated head that my father still held in his hand.
The American is the headless chicken running to and fro, desperately seeking the answer. But the man behind the curtain holds the answer in his hand, and I assure the American people, he has no intention of giving it back.
