I'm constantly dragged into the political realm, even though I dislike both parties, with prejudice.

I don't assess issues on the basis of party politics, I assess them on an individual basis and consider the effects on society.

Being a sports fan I know what it's like to root for your team. Logic goes missing when it comes to rooting for your team.

We've all witnessed obvious bad calls being cheered by the team it benefits and booed by the team it hurts.

Conversely, obvious good calls are booed by the team it hurts and cheered by its benefactors.

This fanatical belief in your team with blatant disregard for right and wrong is OK when cheering on a sports team. It's not OK when trying to govern a country.

When we vote as fans of a political team, we are blinded by the fanatical desire to see our team win.

If we were to vote as individuals the groups formed would come from the elections.

Instead of elections being formed by pre-determined groups.

What I see happening today is two teams waging a battle they hope will rage forever with no discernible winner. Both sides cheer each others failings and no touchdowns are being scored for the fans.

Unless one breaks free from their political fanaticism and takes a step back from the fray. Only then will it become clear we're watching the wrong game. The winner of this contest is the moneyed elite. 

Both political teams are failing the people of the United States, yet we cheer when the other team fails miserably, even though they're failing you and me.

We bicker over whose teams sucks worse, while in fact, they don't suck at all if you're far enough up the ass of the military industrial complex.

The analogy of blind faith sports fans fits us perfectly as an electorate. We choose our teams and cheer them on to our own detriment. Truly a ship of fools.

Right and left, Republicant and Democrap are all smoke and mirrors. It should come as no surprise this is simply another war over money, a class war.

Before people start screaming in defense of rich people, let it be known I'm all for rich people, just new and improved rich people. There are certainly good rich people, however, the current financial crisis (see below) offers a tsunami of evidence that we have an over abundance of bad rich people.

Further, we are rewarding criminal behavior with mountains of cash.

Ronald Reagan effectively removed the governor, from the car we're all riding in, and added a turbo warp drive to the vehicle. They were sure they could handle it, then we crashed and burned.

The unregulated free-market equation falls apart when one removes honesty, ethics, fair play, decency and humanity (See: decent human being).

And replaces those characteristics with infinite greed, arrogance, stupidity and a fuck everybody attitude (See: Fucktard, meatsack, bag O' shit, scumbags).

Pick a recent topic/disaster/resolution and witness the victor: 

Healthcare: The Health Insurance Companies, that we not so long ago despised.

Collapsing the Economy? The culprits were bailed out. The people were left to rot.

Financial Reform? The culprits got the weak reforms they wanted and the people are told all is well... it's not. We, the people, essentially bought them a brand new race car and hopped in for another crash. Homer Simpson-esque, no?

Actions speak louder than words, the money wins. The elite win, the military industrial complex wins, the people lose.

If we voted as a individuals, we would have our disagreements. If we argued and debated as individuals groups would be formed along the lines of issues, not based on teams with preconceived issues (prejudices) where we may agree with a few and hate a few, but HEY, it's our team! Rah-rah.

My team is the American people and that's the way I assess topics. Is this good for the majority? Is this a greater good for the future and not just for me today?

There are fascinating questions begging to be answered:

Why are people suddenly defending the very health insurance companies they recently despised? The media?

Why do people argue in defense of politicians they know have betrayed them during election campaigns? Did they suddenly become honest?

Why do people not want healthcare for all?

Why do the elderly, who have socialized medicine in the way of Medicare, not want others to have health care?

Why do we not want "to take America back" to the good old days when corporations were regulated (made to play fair) and were not too big to fail (we broke up monopolies)?

The consolidation of power stifles competition, which used to be (and must be again) an integral part of the free-market. When people scream about the free market correcting itself, they have ignored the absence of competition that allows the market to correct.

The major competition is: The Haves v. The Have Nots

The fanatical backing of the current teams does not serve the majority.

The majority is polemically divided by partisan rhetoric, while the real battle wages on behind the curtain of white noise currently emanating from the corporately owned media.

Corporately owned and controlled media plus corporately owned and controlled government = A Government NOT for the people, nor by the people.

We, the individuals, of America should vote our minds and consciences. I'd be willing to bet if we put down aside the fanatical unconditional love for our political teams, we'd see new teams emerge.

Teams that might actually have the best interests of the people and America as a whole in mind.

Go Team!




They Created The Iceberg, They're Steering the Titanic/Why Not Get Them Together?

Conspiracy Theories are currently greeted with a knowing smile. The smile says "We know you're a nut-job".

As evidence that conspiracies exist I offer the current financial crisis:

Banks and lenders conspired with ratings and insurance companies to commit the biggest heist ever. They created a fake prosperity in order to rake trillions of dollars from the lower classes into their coffers.

Not being as bright as they thought they were were, they created the iceberg and didn't realize they too were stuck on the Titanic and it was going down with them aboard.

But being the greedy fucktards they are they spent what they thought were their last living moments betting against their own investments and selling ice futures short... greedy till the end.

Alas, unlike the Titanic, they were bailed out by a government beholding to them. They promised to use the money to stimulate the economy by lending money. But decided to keep the money to make their books look good and of course to make themselves richer.

Then they blamed Obama for not stimulating the economy...
 
No conspiracy here, I'm a nut-job.


Partial Cast of Characters: AIG, Standard and Poors, Goldman Sachs, Chase, Bank of America... Hell if you don't know who the conspirators are google it.