>I can only say that I still don't understand who's who and what are various political options standing for, what's the meaning of "left" and "right" here. I was always more interested in American foreign policy (because it was also interested in me), and the internal differences between the major actors on the political scene here seem so coke-vs-pepsi to me. They're both brownish zuckerwasser, and I don't drink either of them.


Dragan;

A quick lesson in American Politics is offered below.

You might say the “left” wants to give everything away so everyone is equal (shades of communism) and the “right” wants to take everything away and give it to only those “worthy” (shades of fascism) . Who is worthy? Why only good righteous “God fearing Americans”, who believe in Apple Pie and motherhood!

Within the definition of “God fearing Americans” is a particular elite you might compare to Adolph Hitler or Joe Stalin. It also helps to have “the right god”! This group has no tolerance for diversity or humanity. Some men are created more equal than others. Some highly educated persons are “rightists” and tend to lead the pack.

The “rightest” are an interesting group as they also embrace those that are ignorant, bigots, and in general hate others. At first they hated others and if not given their way called everyone around them a commie pinko. Calling others a communist made you a “real American”. Now when the Soviet Union was desolved these “real Americans” had to hate someone so they hate the United States and its citizens. They also like to call themselves super patriots. Only they know what it means to be a “real American”.

Now if you are a so called “moderate”, you also have a problem as you “straddle the fence”. You try to be objective and have balance in your life and are despised by both the right and left. So being a moderate is much more fun. No one really knows how you feel on any subject. You might be willing to side with one or the other groups on any specific issue. Those that are to the right or left have exposed themselves as extremists.

When it comes to our political system it is even easier to understand the so called “two party system”. One party called the democrats wants to throw the dog (John Q. Citizen, you and I) a bone and the other party called republicans, wants to take the bone away.

That is all right, because the vast majority of Americans like to be treated like dogs and really prefer bones. It is all a matter of conditioning and acceptance. We just listen to the media and they tell us how we should feel and act. We are in good times or we are in bad times. The media has it all figured out for us so we do not have to worry about thinking.

I especially like the weather person on TV, who cannot tell you what the high or low is or was for the day but can predict the weather for the next 5 days.

What 1960’s song writer (who cannot sing worth a bean) said “The times they are a changin”! How true! Don’t worry – I know his name and his son is a much better singer.

Tom