Bridging the Gap “State of Fear”
October 20th 2010 09:43
Somewhere beyond the concrete issues critical to getting America back into a state of prosperity is an overwhelming feeling of fear that is driving the conversation into radical places.
Radical places that go somewhere beyond simple conversations about the best approach to fixing a broken education system, eliminating the national debt, ensuring the safety of the food we eat and water we drink, getting Americans back to work again and finding balanced ground on pressing social issues.
Through this radicalism, simply talking about the issues most relevant to protecting American prosperity is no longer a priority because of things we feel we need to protect.
The issues that move to the forefront of conversation in place of the basics are representative of the culture war that plays on our deepest fears and insecurities.
Insecurities about the role our representatives play while doing the people’s business on Capitol Hill and the diminishing voice of the average citizen which is continuously drowned out in favor of the loudspeakers from corporations and special interests.
Insecurities about shadowy figures from the far left and far right that are buying influence in political elections to push agendas the majority of voting Americans are not in favor of.
Insecurities about maintaining a way of life that has survived a Civil War, two World Wars, Decades of what was perceived as Peace and Prosperity on American shores for it all to be turned upside down with the slap of reality when American citizens were shown the true face of the dangers that stand outside of our borders and the fragile nature of our economic prosperity.
While it is fear that drives us to be involved in the political process it is also our cognitive ability to look at the issues and make up our own individual minds that balances out the equation.
An ability that is overshadowed by dramatic conversation from both political parties about the worst that can come from both sides…
For all the pettiness, agents of division and false accusations we are still left with the bare unresolved issues that deserve real discussion from our political candidates and incumbents running for another term of office.
Bare questions that are pushed to the backburner, danced around and forgotten when we lose sight of the real issues by falling into the trap of supporting age old wars between the big two political parties.
Wars that are more focused on showing the dangers that extreme elements from each side brings to the table rather than working from the middle to find real solutions to the problems facing American citizens.
The conversation about bridging the gap in political conversation is at www.politicsandculture.net every Wednesday.
Please join me for a different in depth discussion every week and leave your comments to carry the discussion into a larger forum of open minded citizens looking for a discussion beyond this, that and all the other stuff that muddies up our ability to have conversation in between.
Radical places that go somewhere beyond simple conversations about the best approach to fixing a broken education system, eliminating the national debt, ensuring the safety of the food we eat and water we drink, getting Americans back to work again and finding balanced ground on pressing social issues.
Through this radicalism, simply talking about the issues most relevant to protecting American prosperity is no longer a priority because of things we feel we need to protect.
The issues that move to the forefront of conversation in place of the basics are representative of the culture war that plays on our deepest fears and insecurities.
Insecurities about the role our representatives play while doing the people’s business on Capitol Hill and the diminishing voice of the average citizen which is continuously drowned out in favor of the loudspeakers from corporations and special interests.
Insecurities about shadowy figures from the far left and far right that are buying influence in political elections to push agendas the majority of voting Americans are not in favor of.
Insecurities about maintaining a way of life that has survived a Civil War, two World Wars, Decades of what was perceived as Peace and Prosperity on American shores for it all to be turned upside down with the slap of reality when American citizens were shown the true face of the dangers that stand outside of our borders and the fragile nature of our economic prosperity.
While it is fear that drives us to be involved in the political process it is also our cognitive ability to look at the issues and make up our own individual minds that balances out the equation.
An ability that is overshadowed by dramatic conversation from both political parties about the worst that can come from both sides…
For all the pettiness, agents of division and false accusations we are still left with the bare unresolved issues that deserve real discussion from our political candidates and incumbents running for another term of office.
Bare questions that are pushed to the backburner, danced around and forgotten when we lose sight of the real issues by falling into the trap of supporting age old wars between the big two political parties.
Wars that are more focused on showing the dangers that extreme elements from each side brings to the table rather than working from the middle to find real solutions to the problems facing American citizens.
The conversation about bridging the gap in political conversation is at www.politicsandculture.net every Wednesday.
Please join me for a different in depth discussion every week and leave your comments to carry the discussion into a larger forum of open minded citizens looking for a discussion beyond this, that and all the other stuff that muddies up our ability to have conversation in between.
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