Just getting home form work, with a glass of wine n my hand, I start to contemplate my next blog entry and am doing some random googling. Out of nowhere, this gem bursts forth from the bosom of wikipedia....
"This Left-Right paradigm concept theorizes that the two opposing
political parties utilize their tremendous hold over mainstream media to
dramatize political distractions and engage in covert warfare and
operations, in grand performances of bureaucratic rivalry meant to
propagandize and divide the populace. Divisive issues are purposefully
fed through the major media outlets to divert attention away from the
ruling class's hidden and ulterior (and sometimes global) agendas. By
drawing attention to the differences between the two embedded political
systems, ideologies, races and classes, the political groups obscure
political clarity and divide unity among the masses. The tactic creates
confusion and frustration among the population, which enables the ruling
class to increase and consolidate their wealth and power through
maintaining an illusion of a two-party system of checks and balances
that actually works. The theory contends that the fresh interjection of a
new political party or group (such as the expanding Libertarian or
Green parties) into the political arena, would be the only way to
provide a means to break the cyclical paradigm, currently established in
the political system."
Now, I am not a conspiracy theorist and in fact, have an instinctive revulsion to them. My main problem with conspiracy theories is the wishful thinking and denial of all personal culpability, "Oh, if only it wasn't for [insert favorite bogeyman here] the world would be such a better place". Wrong. We common, everyday, folk are plenty capable of trashing the country just as easily and as viciously as Axl Rose trashed hotel rooms. However, the first three quarters of this wiki paragraph (the link is here Left-Right Paradigm), has an air about it........I won't say it is legit, but I won't say it isn't either.
But the real knee slapper, the real lmfao moment comes towards the end...."The theory contends that the fresh interjection of a
new political party or group (such as the expanding Libertarian or
Green parties) into the political arena, would be the only way to
provide a means to break the cyclical paradigm, currently established in
the political system." Did Chris Rock write this wiki entry? Oh that is a jewel! Democracy is broken! The solution? More democracy....or something.
This is almost too concise, to realistic to even be funny. The system is broke, but it will fix itself.....people actually believe this. A third party? A fourth? Democracy was founded and is perpetuated by eternal optimists. Any realist sees the wisdom in Einstein's dictum and truly, we are living in an insane world.
