Remember that pleasant lilt sung by Doris Day? What will be, will be was the theme and advice and we all sang along, did we not? But it was the wrong advice, the wrong mind set and unfortunately, it seems to have affected too many people today, or should I rather say - infected.
Ask so many of the younger generations today what they think of the political situation in the country and chances are you will get a reply that indicates their indifference to the situation, their desire to just live their lives. How sad, how unfortunate, for when we cede control over our lives and the rules of these lives, we cede so much, and the lives which they wish to live will be shattered at one point or another.
This indifference to what the "ruling class" does, is also evident right here in the Village. It is seen in the lack of volunteers. It is seen in the necessity to reduce the required delegates for a quorum. It is seen in the voting at the assemblies, where the zombies just go along and the others never show up, deciding to turn away from the abuse dished out by the Chair of the Assembly, the original 'disruptor' who interrupts others, who calls people names, who makes nasty faces, and who threatens to call reinforcements to enforce his desires. When an idea from an opponent is accepted by them, they then take credit and the rest of the Village - they just turn to their tennis and squash or the number of laps they did in the pool. In both instances, national and local, the idea of what will be will be is harmful, so detrimental to the quality of our lives and the future lives for our kids.
The two worlds work the same. Tie people to the ruler and I specifically and purposely use that word, tie them with 'gifts' of membership on a committee, or even chair. Allow them the 'privilege' of opening the fridge in UCO which contains a lovely assortment of drinks and snacks, courtesy of CV UCO charges. Hold the threat of losing this 'validity' of their lives should they stray out of line. How many people have we seen who took their punishment and when David felt their reeducation was done, were then taken back into the fold, chastened and quieter? And how many people have we seen have this happen to in national or local government?
Within the world of Trump, the Demented One, there appears to be no forgiving though. Disappoint him, cross him with differing opinions, take away his toys, tsk, tsk him for his tweets, or his crazy announcements, or visible lack of intelligence and off one goes to the figurative guillotine.
What will be, will be is not a good philosophy. It is one of resignation, of apathy, of giving up control to another. It is ceding responsibility and not realizing the consequences awaiting us in the future. And it seems, that today the ruler who shouts the loudest is the one who gets the prize, and I wonder just how long it will take for people to wake up.
Or have they already woken up and not in a good way. The speech by Trump at CPAC was just awful - and frightening. First he came out in a truly weird way, grabbing onto a staff holding an American flag and ostentatiously hugging it to himself. When patriotism is so blatant it is not patriotism but rather a ruse and we remember the old saying that reminds us that patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. Hello, out there....anyone home??? Need proof - just look at history or even at today's world and see the supposed patriotic statements and gestures by nations' heads even as they strangle liberty, freedom of speech, civil rights, and trash the judiciary. Sound familiar? Yup, right here in the good old USA as well. And the cheers of the audiences ring right back tothe cheers at other times in history. Chilling.
The situation here in the Village is not as frightening. Forced to answer, to face questions, eventually we can get somewhere and nature will take its course and new people get elected to office and hey, some of us will be gone sooner or later, but the situation in the nation is more frightening. When the Demented One added to his hug by ranting and raving and cursing for two hours, one could only look on in horror as one realized that this was our President???
We have now returned to the future and I wonder if someone will dig up the body of McCarthy as we seem to be recycling the old pinko and commie slurs, demonizing any and all who wish to better the situations of the residents of this country. One then becomes branded, as if it were an insult, as a "socialist" and supposed to go hide in a closet or somewhere to hide from the implied shame.
Pure socialism assumes the best of people so it never truly works but when applied carefully, then it does. The 'socialist' president, Roosevelt - tsk,tsk. Through him and because of him, people managed to get through the Great Depression. Were his 'socialist' Acts all great? Was he always doing the right thing? No, definitely not and he made errors in many decisions, but he helped. 'Socialism" has struck in the idea of Medicare and Medicaid, in Social Security, in a safety net and that is great. Does socialism always have greater hopes and aspirations, steps towards a better society? Yes, but so do we all and picking on one person as a demon in order to make your point or to frighten people is not the way to go.
And I wonder when people will wake up and demand answers, demand transparency, demand freedom of information and fact finding, demand of their representatives to do the right thing and get off their high horses! When, or will the mantra forever be - que sera, sera? Well, at least David does not advertise his private golf course in his talk, but when Trump does that, it just irritates the hell out of me, and out of the mouth of Cohen came what has been said and whispered before by so many. Trump has used the Presidency as a stepping stone to a better bottom line for his businesses, be it plumping for them in talks or tweets, getting the government to pay a fortune to his private golf clubs every time he takes his retinue there, or in talks of business with other countries and other despots.
Que sera, sera - what will be, will be - most emphatically no. We will need to face what will be, to fight against the negative and force the world and the Village back onto the right, proper and moral path. It will not be easy, nor fast and simple, but it must be done. Que sera - no, for what will be, will be our wishes, our needs, our rights, a better world for all humanity, the best we can make it and no stupid throwback epithets or insults or tantrums can take away that prospect, that hope - if we hold firm and fast.
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