Politics has always been an advance auction of the loots able to be transferred to the victor. Very few are willing to go through the process of getting selected/elected in order to actually serve the common good. More are driven by the actual greed and envy. This becomes more apparent election cycle after election cycle. We willingly as a nation abdicate our personal responsibility and authority to the same people to try and curry their favor. We can not afford them, or more honestly have been out of for them and their “services”. As a nation we need to be more cognizant of where our treasure is allocated, some aspects of government require a veil of secrecy, but for the most part let the disinfectant light of day shine. Our political overclass has demonstrated pure contempt for the very people it claims to represent. Mandating equal outcome regardless of personal input, blatant 2-tier justice for politically preferred actions, sponsorship of NGO actions that are if not outright illegal, just plain shady. Let the sun shine in, if we only save a fraction of what is wasted that is something. The very people who are outraged told us elections have consequences and we need to shut up and stay in our place.
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It’s been that way since the Constitution was ratified. We tend to look upon the founding fathers as above dishonesty, avarice, lust political intrigue, etc. In many ways, they were our masters in such things. It wasn’t even one generation removed from the ratification that political shenanigans were the news of the day.
It’s not a problem that has a permanent solution but it’s time for a purge.
The Tree of Liberty is due another watering.
I’d say something like a combination of purge and reinstall a copy of the original operating system because our system files have become corrupted.
It seems like they’re trying to make it happen. That’s the sliver of hope I’ve mentioned before.