Why do we all have a rationale for why we "follow"? It seems it would be easier to not follow on almost all accounts in all situations, and we are naturally a people who tend to seek out easy, but when it comes to "following" were backward.
Consider:
The religious folks in our country "follow" the word of god, or whats laid out in the bible, for the most part. That isn't easy!
Religous people will protest mightily for pro-life policies because killing is wrong, killing an unborn baby is extra wrong. They follow the word of god right up to the time they turn 18 , then; with their church's and parents blessing they join the military and all it takes for them to go against all their learning and beliefs is a president to tell them that murder is ok and from then on they "follow" different orders seamlessly. God nor the bible ever said "Thou shalt not kill" unless you form a country, elect a leader, and bestow the right of life taker, and permission giver to all who over whom he presides.... Then of course have at it and ill see you when you get here! In fact i dont think god even spoke American... if he did i think he might say, as in the historic tweet by Samuel Jackson"MUTTHA FUCKER PLEASE"
Or:
we are all going to vote for someone in the near future, regardless of ho that person is. We haven't and wont have time to follow their civic life in public service, most of the people we have managed to follow are all choosing not to run for re-election. Their replacements haven't held a public office, in many cases ,and don't follow the laws (massive generalization) most Americans do! They are the ones who also "follow" a different set of rules torture, spying and general malfeasance, but now they want to shift theatres, become more involved in the political side of the game...
Now:
You don't need to be an Aaron Einstein (smart person) (although Tesla didn't think so) to see that the Republican party is going to take a beating in 2018 because we have all been "following" the news. All sources agree the American voter aint buying what they are selling and we are fastly figuring out the tax cuts were for the rich! Universal Healthcare was a great thing, almost a reality, and it is going to be taken from us! Those people without jobs that used to have public assistance are now considered "non-military expenditures" and they to will have to go by the wayside. Every pundit will agree on those things; but not me, i know we already "BOUGHT" what they "SOLD" we aren't needed in the buying anymore, its legislation! The new Democratic party will be comprised of ex CIA and the like and will eventually make sure any programs for the poor are quickly cut back to cope with the shortfall due to the tax give away to the wealthy and then what will "follow"?
Who knows? I know most people are good, and most people are not greedy to a point of gluttony, most people are decent and don't want to witness suffering: but if we "follow" this trend that's what we will be witnessing.
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I know that the record number of house and senate departures are a record i cant define as this exodus has never happened(That i can find) and the influx of well funded military and covert fuckers into one party in one election also unprecedented. I know not even the young turks or David Parkmann and the like are saying a word about it, and they know, because that's the shit they know. It seems we are all following are scripts perfectly.Except:
Sessions he is supposed to be the top of our justice department and he is a lying fucking coward!
Mnuchin, he is a lying dult with a trophy wife shitty taste and very peculiar speech problem.
The house, the Senate, the fed all filled with corrupt people who will never see a days jail time lead by TRUMP who is the most corrupt of all.... and with all that said now it seems he doesn't even have to follow any sense of decency at all. He can nominate a torturer and a criminal in covering it up to the head of the CIA! Do me a favor and rationalize that- burned the evidence and is second in command? Granted she cant leave the US or she will be arrested and held liable for her war crimes but here in the US, she has sanctuary!
Jared getting Qatar blockaded because he couldn't get a loan for a money pit thats just a bankruptcy waiting to happen, then it will be a money laundering scheme like Trumps Billion dollar loss in the casino business!
Ivanka and her 100 million from the Saudis, her patents approval from China and so on!
All these people have one thing in common; They don't follow shit! No rules, ethics, policy, or religion. Greed and Greed and more greed and in the end, if your "following" me they wont be held accountable for shit!
Spread the word to your friends and dont follow your implied rules: dont vote and give credence to this farse. Don't take a choice of two people whom you dont know as a choice at all. Dont be afraid to be pissed off and tell your friends, if they are friends they will at least understand. In the words of Michael Tsarion "dont buy the lie" it's their god given right to sell us anything they want or can, but there success is measured in how much of it we buy! If its shit dont buy it!
We rationalize our desire to follow because it was ingrained in us by our parents, and them by their parents, at a time where and when the world was a much more honest place and the rules were foundational. Now the rules are tearing the foundation out of America. Don't blindly follow anymore!
Have a great summer and ill see you next year! :)
(my stupid inscription to my best who died in 7th grade over summer break who was the first to tell me that there is no promise of tomorrow so lets party our asses off today, looking back that was the last rationale thing i ever heard, miss you ace!)