| Something quite dramatic is happening in
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| | instrumental in reelecting the reckless
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| the political arena - a new vision
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| | and the thoughtless leaders that throw
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| nothing like the old politics of greed,
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| | away our kids, but are so clever and
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| hatred, and spin. Accustomed as we are to
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| | cunning when it comes to money and power
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| division, bickering, and animosity, this
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| | for themselves.
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| will take some getting used to - and may
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| | When a leader operates from insecurity
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| not happen in this cycle - but it is
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| | and weakness, this fosters greed, hatred
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| coming.
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| | and selfish thinking, which is quite
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| Voicing principles without tearing down
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| | different from leaders who operate
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| another comes from confidence. On the
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| | through confidence that fosters
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| other hand, politicians and pundits that
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| | generosity, compassion, and clear
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| tear down those who don't agree with them
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| | thinking. Imagine a family that lives
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| act from insecurity. In the same manner,
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| | from greed, hatred, and muddled thinking.
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| not lashing out or striking back when
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| | That family will have troubles upon
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| someone disparages us comes from
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| | troubles. The family members will learn
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| understanding, maturity, and strength,
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| | to not trust each other and only look out
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| while the old eye for an eye mentality
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| | for themselves, and soon the family will
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| comes from hatred, smallness, and
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| | split apart. A nation is no different.
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| weakness.
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| | When we look out for only our own selfish
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| I think that we, as an electorate, are
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| | interests and viciously compete with each
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| finally beginning to get it; we must live
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| | other rather than coming together for a
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| with those we vote for . . . for a long
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| | common purpose, fear is always injected
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| time. If we vote for insecure, weak
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| | into the equation.
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| people, we live with the resulting poor
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| | If we broaden this selfish, negative
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| decision making for many years, because
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| | approach and look upon the rest of the
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| insecure leaders will create elaborate
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| | world as our adversaries as well, both in
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| conspiracy theories in an attempt to keep
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| | our trade practices and militarily, we
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| us as insecure, fearful, and weak as they
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| | will bring to fruition a self-fulfilling
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| are, because when we are fearful, we can
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| | prophecy of an adversarial and dangerous
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| easily be deceived.
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| | world that is in constant warfare with
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| Maybe we are finally coming around to the
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| | us. We will be at each other's throats
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| fact that we, the electorate, really are
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| | endlessly, always afraid and always
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| not weak and insecure, that we have
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| | arming ourselves to the teeth. This
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| enough courage to face whatever may come
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| | buildup, although proclaimed defensive,
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| our way without huddling in fear with a
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| | can't help but lead to war.
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| bunker mentality. Maybe this time we will
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| | It all begins with you and me. Can we
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| see through the rhetoric and false
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| | find compassion inside of ourselves? We
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| bravado of those who want to deceive us.
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| | can't criticize others if we operate from
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| Of those that think bravery is sitting in
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| | greed, hatred, fear, weakness and muddled
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| air-conditioned offices while recklessly
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| | thinking ourselves. We always have a
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| and thoughtlessly sending our youth to
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| | choice between weakness and fear, and
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| fight private revenge wars and for big
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| | courage and compassion. One seems like
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| business interests against a mythical
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| | courage but is cowardice, and the other
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| army of terrorists conjured up from a
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| | seems like cowardice but is courageous.
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| handful of desperate men with box
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| | If we can figure out which politician has
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| cutters.
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| | legitimate courage, by carefully
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| This mythical army, this same rag-tag
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| | assessing how they treat their
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| loosely organized group of criminals
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| | adversaries, it is a good bet that they
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| called terrorists, is the masterful
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| | will keep our country out of serious
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| delusion that has in fact terrorized
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| | trouble, and maybe even bring our country
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| Americans for years now, has cost our
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| | and the world together for a change.
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| country 500 billion dollars, and has been
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| | Nobody can survive a nuclear war.
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