Anarchists in Seattle… rioting in our major cities… protests… the left… the right. It seems like our world is falling apart, but beneath the surface, it really isn’t. We, and other cultures throughout time, have seen this many times before. We need to recognize the real root cause and once we do that… the bridge building between us will come more easily.
Our chaos is not complicated, as the media “experts” would have us believe. The root cause is simple: “People feel left out.” They feel left out of a system that is designed to shut them out, shut them up, and keep it that way.
We as individuals and as a group ONLY GET WHAT WE NEGOTIATE FOR. We always start with the verbal expression of ideas, We attempt to enlist the strength of numbers to our cause. If that doesn’t work, we turn up the volume and we consider options to get the ruling party’s attention. If we are still ignored, we take action which leads to violence and forced change. This has happened all too frequently throughout history. It is human nature. As humans, we are a product of 6 million years of evolution that has brought us to where we are today.
What do you think would happen if 5 toddlers were under your care and you gave only 3 of them ice cream? Think about it… our society is no different.
How can one explain Bernie Sanders’ support by 62% of Americans aged 18-34? Because they feel left out. .8% of the world’s population control almost half of the world’s wealth. What’s hard to understand?
Why did Donald Trump win the presidency? Because his supporter felt left out. The deplorables, gun-toting white men were put in a bucket by the left… there were rounded up, labeled, and grouped on Trump’s behalf… and all he had to do was make them feel like they had a voice. He did… and he does.
Blacks feel left out. There should be zero debate about systemic racism in the USA. Why? Because the data supports it AND our black communities tell us it is so. So why after some 70 years since the civil rights movement began, is this still an issue?
Who else feels left out? How about the LGBT community, Pro-Life groups, Pro-Gun / Anti-Gun, Environmental Causes… the list is long.
None of these groups are wrong… trying to change the world is never wrong
What is most troubling is the fact that politicians don’t care enough to change the conditions that lead to FEELING LEFT OUT. Instead we see blatant pandering and photo ops during an election year that is intended to direct our attention forward… and not backward.
Joe Biden has been a career politician since 1972. What has he done for those who feel left out? Not what does “he say” that he’s done…. but what has he done? Like Joe, no one can really remember. There is, however, plenty of evidence of using his political position to enrich those around him.
This isn’t limited to one side of the aisle. Joe does, however, stand as a poster boy for everything wrong with our system. There are plenty of “poster boys” on both sides.
Hence… we arrive at the real root cause for what’s wrong with America.
“Career Politicians” are what’s wrong with America – Republican and Democrat – Those who serve themselves and the big money interests who pay to keep them in power. They talk the game come election time, they pander, lie, talk about what they will do and not what they have done. They have no interest in solving issues that Americans have elected them to solve.
Healthcare for ALL
Lowering the cost of higher education
Improving basic access to quality education
Addressing the socioeconomic problems that keep our Black community down
Enforcing the rule of law uniformly
The list goes on…
Somehow, this group has come to believe that their purpose is to perpetuate their power. They hold it or gain it at any cost and there is no limit to what they will do to keep their swamp.
This “power focus” serves to draw a line between political parties to the detriment of solving problems that are shared by all. The lines narrow the range of acceptable political thought… thereby leaving variant views feeling “left out.”
As we know… “being left out” will inevitably sew the seeds of discord.
My goal in this narrative is to encourage a different view, one that serves to include, enlist, and commune with each other for our common good. Instead of asking “why are you lost?” you might ask “Am I the one who is lost?