BACK TO THE FUTURE? AGAIN?

     Oy, yoi, yoi, yoi, yoi! Again? Does the man have nothing better to do than sit and plot how to keep himself in office until the day he is carried out? Does he have nothing else in his life or is that  back office the only place he feels safe, where he can hide from the big, bad powerful and scary world out there? You know, there are doctors that deal with issues like that. Just sayin', but in any case, I guess we should be proud, all of us living here in CVWPB. Why? Well, here we are, a pretty plain retirement community, an economic bargain in many cases, and yet we aspire to rival the world. We have our own Papa Doc or Baby Doc or Floridian Peron or take your choice of any of the tinpot dictators of Asia, Africa and South and Central South America. But in doing so, also please remember that these same dictators remain in power via trickery, chicanery, threats and even that is not enough as they are falling out of favor as their countries collapse around them, as people get tired of crazy rules, impositions on them and their daily lives and finally rebel and hopefully get a new and better government.
     What set this off? Go check the Rag and see the "astute" and "erudite" article by David (written by his ghostwriter, Lanny) re term limits. The man just got back in for another term and already he is worried about two years down the line? Or is he perhaps worried about his obedient underlings, those who carry out his orders so faithfully and completely? Who knows and even more, who cares, at this point? Yes, we know that the best way to get one out of office in this place is now to let nature take its course, clean the office and perhaps then get something good going here once again.
     The hypocrisy and doublespeak of his article just calls out for addressing. The same people, THE VERY SAME PEOPLE, who said that whomever desires no term limits is one who will turn into an autocrat - I kid you not, this is what they said, Ed Black and David Israel when they ran for office back in 2008, - these very same people have now turned into the autocrats they seemingly were so opposed to, but I guess when the shoe is on the other foot, the mouth speaks with the forked tongue and out of the other side and here we are today.
     David Israel has the nerve to call those who back term limits lazy people. Yup. New one on me too! Apparently they are lazy because they do not want to make a choice at the polls. What? What, again? Choices always have to be made, no matter term limits or not so what the hell? In fact, in your benighted thinking you fail to realize that having fresh faces, new names, allows for MORE freedom of thinking, more people choosing between new people, evaluating them, working their brains,  so lazy? Need that tutoring lesson again, Lanny and David? Free for you, guys. This is more of the convoluted "reasoning" if we can call it that that passes for thinking in this down the rabbit hole land of theirs.
      What is even better is that we next have that paragon of free choice, Joy Vestal, speak up about how people have to give up the reins of power in the associations. Uh huh. I swear, it is in the Rag in her little piece. Goose and gander again? What is with these people? This same person who violates public trust in that she controls the reins as a VP and as co editor, really the controlling editor of the Rag, now says to others to give it up! Makes one's head spin, does it not. Let us go one better. The Rag is now a censored piece of trash, a waste of trees as they publish a piece here or there with no meat, the better to surround all  they have and boast of.  Our own Pennysaver!! Aren't we proud!!! And yet, two times in the paper they beg for volunteers, for writers, copy editors, etc. So Joy, I volunteer. I am one of the best writers in the Village, at least one with the guts to lay it all out and tell the truth. Are you ready to have me write a column, or a feature article? Uh huh, thought so. You are all a bunch of mealy mouthed cowards so is it any wonder that  many of us here in the Village, a growing group, all we have is contempt for you and the whole gang of you, in fact?
     Point of information. Whether a dictator had death squads, horseback posses, Toyota truck riding terrorists, gangs of hooligans or whatever enforcement looked like - they all fall. Look at South America and see what is happening there. Open your eyes. Look. Think. Evaluate. Re - evaluate! Are you planning on having motorized scooter gangs here, with canes aswinging? Are you planning on living forever? And what do you think your obit will say? Will it be one of honor and credit as one for Phil Shapkin, or will it be otherwise? Have you guys no shame and no brains? Time conquers all and it is just sad that while our own chazirs are rooting around for more power, creating more damage as they do so, snuffling for truffles and treats as the infrastructure of the Village deteriorates, ignoring the needs of the people as they satisfy their own - even as they follow the mantra of "all animals are created equal, but some are more equal than others (the pigs of Animal Farm) - they forget that dictators fall, the pigs of Animal Farm were defeated and naïve or not, I still believe that truth will win in the end and I am patient, oh yes I am.
     So......back to the future? Sequel movie stories? Call it what you wish, but truth will out and everyone is not stupid as you make them out to be. Everyone is not lazy if they disagree with you. A little respect for those with differing opinions and remember - the CV Messenger does tell the truth so.... well, you know how it goes.
     A little piece of inspiration for those who maintain the fight, who carry the colors.
  “Though an army besiege me my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.” (Psalm 27:3
Straight from the Lord and King David.
    
     Have a good day. I will, me and the kids and Harry Potter and the water rides. Whoosh!