The way politics works, world-wide, is essentially the same below those
with "absolute" powers (e/g: dictators). The struggles for power and
the interactions between political operatives remains the same as it has
been since we began to form communities back in pre-pre-history. This
involves classic, though evolved, primate behavior. It cannot and will
not change unless and until humans evolve further, which is not going to
suddenly occur in the span of one election. It is a multi-millennial
adaptation.
Thus, the actions to preserve and maintain power that we see,
criticize and would like to change (e/g: "politics as usual"), are
inherently impossible unless human thinking changes. What we have, is what we get as far as the way politics operates.
With the challenges facing the world right now, part of which ARE an
evolution in human thinking (terrorism instead of conventional war for
example), what this country does NOT need, is an experiment in a change
of thinking that is not a change, but a return to the biggest man in the
clan brandishing the biggest club and daring all others to challenge
him. We need someone who can demonstrate the power of combining those
clubs, metaphorically speaking, to show how more can be accomplished by
cooperating instead of bullying.
This was demonstrated by the fact that the person who has "brandished
the biggest club and stood on high ground a distance away from a
potential opponent", rhetorically speaking, seemed to be reluctant to
even show his "club" to the leader of Mexico, a so-called "Third World"
country.
This is also classic primate behavior! Bluster, swell up, make noise a
retreatable distance from a potential adversary. Then in the face of a
challenger who does, or MAY do the same, back down if you are not
willing to risk defeat. We saw this in Mexico City and will see it in
the world should we lose our collective minds and put Donald Trump in
the White House.
Few have ever challenged the bully with the big club (money in this
case), because they want to use the club to their own benefit (get some
of the money). But in a world, a GLOBAL society & economy, with
America having 4.8% of the world's 7.2 BILLION population and comprising
about 7% of the world's land mass, cooperation rather than
confrontation is required. DIALOG is required and not from someone whose
negotiating skills are limited to bankruptcy and defaulting on
remittances! Many, including a very experienced "club-wielder" with the
same size club (Putin) will call Trump out, or worse, stroke his expansive ego to gain concessions. If he shrinks in the face of
MEXICO's leader, what will he do in the face of the leader of a
super-power?
This is why, with all her flaws..... flaws that are part of this
"classic primate behavior"..... the WORLD needs Hillary leading America.
She won't brandish a big "club" a safe distance from danger. She will
brandish the power of the combined "clubs" of all Americans face-to-face and will do
it WITHOUT the noise and bluster that demands a "club-waving" response
from the adversary.
So yes, e-mails, foundation donations, secrecy and "connections"
aside, we will be safer and fare better IN THIS TIME with an "alpha
female" statesman reminding the world quietly we possess the biggest
combined club that when combined with their club, can do wonders, than
with the "omega male" waving his and making noise from a safe distance,
that may back down and turn away from a confrontation, as he did in
Mexico City when he had the chance to voice in person, what he has said
from a distance while brandishing his club and howling!
We do not live in a perfect world. But I would like there to BE a world in four years that we can continue to try to improve!
Thursday, September 1, 2016
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