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Maybe the trouble is us. Maybe we have to RAISE our expectations RAISE our demands RAISE the quality of what we elect? YA THINK?

Do we expect what we elect"

Do we elect what we expect?

Why not shoot for the moon rather than expecting and settling for the dregs the detritus the scraps the scum?

Posted - June 9, 2020
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    The fault is with us. 

    What should we expect?  We should expect them to tell the truth.  We should expect them to run fair and honorable campaigns.  We should expect them not to promise what they know they can’t do.  We should expect them to do as they promised.  We should expect them to do what their constituents hired them to do, not follow their own agendas.  We should expect them to be fair to all (race, creed, color, or party) not just to the rich, or those of a certain race, creed or to their party.  We should expect them to do their jobs!

    That’s what we should expect, but we know that’s not what what’s going to happen.   Our expectations are nothing more than pipe dreams.  

    We know that they will all lie just to get elected (or reelected).  We know that the only the one who has the most money to spend will win (one has to be rich just to qualify – which already makes them out of touch with a majority of the electorate).  We know much of the money they “generate” comes from donors who will “expect compensation” from them if they win.  We know that whoever wins won’t do what they promised (they can’t).  We know that once they’re elected they will go after money (lobbyists).   We know they will do whatever they want, regardless of what the people want.  We know that they will push their own agendas over the will of the voters.  It’s just how it is.  Over the years, the names change, but the actions don’t.

    Why expect what you know you’ll never get?  We have let things go on for so long that this is “normal” to us.  We gripe, chalk it up to “politics”, and move on.  We’ve allowed politicians to become gods.  gods who hold us under their thumbs.

    What we need to do is muzzle the candidates, plug up the money fountains (allow anyone to compere equally), and, once they're elected, hold them accountable for their actions or lack of actions.   They are not gods.  They’re public servants.  They are hired by the people to serve the people – not themselves, not certain people, and not money.  They are not put there to promote their religion, their ideals, or their own agendas.  They are put there to serve – everyone!

      June 9, 2020 12:31 PM MDT
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    How do you explain the tumbleweed adoring worshippers? They do not fit what you so eloquently wrote above Shuhak. You do. I do. Our ilk does. But not the tumbleweed peeps. They are a different subspecies. How else can you explain them away? The tumbleweed was born to hook gullibles and well there they were...wiating for someone exactly like him. Through all the awful and disgusting and degenerate and depraved and terrible he has put our country through his adoring worshippers have never wavered. That is a subject for psychiatrists to use as subject matter for any university classes they teach futurely. The insane brain of a president. As for the adoring worshippers? Perhaps they too deserve being the topic/subject of a college class. Something along the lines of "GO FIGGER"! Thank you for your thoughtful and comprehensive response. Just because something is fruitless doesn't mean we are going to stop opting for it. Maybe one day someone will match up to our expectations. After all they are not that beyond the pale. We don't lower our standards/expectations just because the field is inadequate. We hang in keep it up and one day someone will match up to them. Not in my lifetime but surely in yours! Thank you for your reply! :) This post was edited by RosieG at June 9, 2020 4:13 PM MDT
      June 9, 2020 2:18 PM MDT
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