The Fix Is In!!!!

Yesterday a few of us were discussing the frustration level that seems to exist in our society. All you ever hear from people is bitching and complaining. If you are a Facebooker you will immediately recognize what I am talking about. Someone makes a post for a recommendation of a veterinarian for their dog and before you know it people will be fighting over the virtues of one vet over the other or, more likely, scathing attacks on a particular vet, by name, for perceived wrongs in the past. We live in a small town so one negative side to a story can really hurt.

Possibly one of the causes of the increased frustration level is our expectation of immediate gratification for our every desire. Back in the day if we needed some information it was anything but quick. Either you made a call, went to the library, or pulled out your 1982 edition of the World Book Encyclopedia. You had to work to get the correct answer or, as was usually the case, you made up a story to impress your friends. This was a pretty safe ploy as they were just as lazy as you and not likely to do the work either. Today that just isn't the case. with search engines you can acquire sufficient credible information with just a few key strokes to answer just about any question. Then, so can your friends! The BS card can be played by anyone! But that is the world we live in. We spend most of our waking hours within arm's length of some computerized device that throws information at us at an alarming rate. Unfortunately there are still a few questions, especially those dealing with human interactions, politics, and government that just aren't that easy to answer. Not coincidentally, those seem to be the ones that are throwing us.

Politics is the proverbial sausage factory and is a painful thing to watch happen. Why you ask? Because there are a very few wonks that really get into it, usually for their own deep-seated desire for power and control. The rest of us are generally ambivalent only getting involved when they are jacking with us. So you have a relatively small number of people, I will call them Freaks, that want to take your money and restrict your freedom, for what THEY deem the collective good. Of course a straightforward approach like that would never go over so they must convince you that they are really putting in the time and effort for YOU! That they really want your input, that they care about you and your children, etc. So every election they roll out the same commercials, kiss the newest crop of babies, and get reelected at an alarming rate. Are they serving our best interest? Of course not! They are spending our country so far into debt so irresponsibly it borders on treason. Sadly half the population is standing there with their hand out for their "juice".

The truth is that there is a ruling class in this country. The rules are different for them from us. They exempt themselves from the constraints of those pesky laws they put into place to protect us. This ruling class is not interested in your opinion, only that of the big money donors that will feed the monkey for the next election. They are as hooked on power as any drug addict you see trolling the aisles of the Walgreens is on his drug of choice. So when they have public hearings, tell you to email them, or that they REALLY want your opinion, don't waste your time. They really don't care what you think!

IN my opinion the fix is truly in! And I don't have a solution for it, other than raising the IQ of this country by about 50 points each. Considering the deterioration of the family unit, the educational system, and the general moral decay of our society that will not likely happen in my lifetime. My golden years are upon me and the die is cast for them. I am likely to finish my years as a ward of the state, totally dependent on the government for my existence. Pretty cheerful, huh?

So I bequeath this mess to the next generations. I know, we created it but you are the ones that will live to suffer it's consequences. Good luck with that one!