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The Flip and the Flop.By Robert Melaccio, sr(28,936)   Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 View All Blog Posts submitted by Robert Melaccio, sr Yes the Flip Flop is part of the story of American politics in the 21st century. To flip back and forth on issues is in my opinion a necessary art skillfully used by our present day politicians to redirect away from a position once taken which in another day and time which today just may not be politically correct to espouse. Yet, they are chastised for doing it. Let me explain my opinion. The Flip Flop can be found in just about any issue of significance. I was, but I’m not, and then again, or I have since, is more often heard then not depending on which way the political wind is blowing. Now of course that political wind if heated will cause a shift immediately away from and in favor and toward who is applying heat. It is the art of being right for the moment and to satisfy and appease. Yes, even to the point of an apology or a concession regardless if and I’ll say that again, regardless if what was said or done was correct or the truth.
The second aspect is to hide your prior positions of the past to make you seem more in favor of a popular cause or belief of the current day. Example, three years ago it was the reverse and now it has changed so now I have had an awakening type thing, like I understand the fence first and we'll talk about the rest after I get to be President, yea, right.
The question is if we should not blame politicians when they hold an honest position that is against ours, or they say what they feel is right? Would that not serve us better in determining who they really are and if we want them to be our leaders? By doing this could we possibly create the very monster we profess to be against? "You can’t trust those politicians", yes you may be right, however, do you see yourself as the possible cause? So these politicians by nature of their speaking as they do [never a direct answer] must now walk that other tightrope of being politically correct. That is not saying what they may want to, should be saying, or which is just downright, right, or who they really are, but what others demand they say. So for purposes of illustration, lets assume that the orange group are for the building of a bridge to no where that will give them work. The green men do not see it as a priority. They have another pet project and feel the orange men are always getting their way. They feel they have been cheated and exploited and used and are quite upset and want something done now. Yet, the orange men hold sway by virtue of their voting block record. No one wants to offend the orange men because to suffer at their hands may cost an election and as I said one must always be, well politically correct. After all these people may be professed decent types, church goers and just plain people but do not cross them, they want what they want, expect it and demand it at all costs. Do you think we will really get honesty in that case? No we will get the Easter Bunny package. Yet, the orange men will accept it. After all they got what they wanted right? Yes, I’m sorry, yea, right. Now the same holds true when courting the vote of a group that could mean the difference in winning or defeat. Why stand on principal, or for that matter the law when your job is at stake. Hey, please the masses and hopefully win their vote. Hey let me kiss up to who can elect me. After all if I don’t I won’t get into office.
The other aspect mentioned is when they blatantly lie, omit and deceive knowing well their intentions and we recognize it but we allow them to do it. It is what we evidently want to hear even though their works and deeds do not support what they say. Example, I promise to lower taxes. OK how when you yourself tell me that Washington is corrupt? Oh, you need me? Well you haven't all this time, never asked, never even thought of me while you were doing your thing but now you will fight for me. Get the point. So please do not stand there and tell us this is just not the way it is, when it is in my opinion fact. So to flip and flop as required and to say whatever is required is mandated by the people who elect these leaders. Do not take our side and you pay, simple and pure. Say anything at all that we don’t like you will pay. No, it is not a matter of truth any longer it is do what I want if you want to stay. It has become our way of life. So the art of the flip flop has become the tool of the politician. Know when to switch gears and who to side with and cut your losses and run hoping you chose well. So as we get deeper into this campaign we will see the art of the flip, flop in use consistently as we already have. We will see the accusations going back and forth. We will see the pressure from the orange, the green, the blue or whatever other group that needs to applies pressure and demands it. We will see our politicians change course, apologize, correct and our news media bringing it up [hey it sells papers] and we as the total group will swing whatever way it impacts us. It is a very strong divisive tool in my opinion, one group against the other and not for the common good. It evidently works well because we are no longer united for the common good just for our specific group.
As we travel down this campaign road and we continue to ignore truth, the real issues, the real root of our problems, are ignored and we will all in my opinion continue reaping what we have sown. Yes, until we fall back to our heritage, paid for in blood by black men and woman, white men and woman and yellow, red and every class and creed and all "for the common good" we will go no where. Yes, no where but where we are heading. Just an opinion formed and substantiated by the deeds and works of who we elect and continue to, what they have done and failed to do. Yes at the end of the day, sadly and in my opinion, it is all about people and what is in it for me. As for me I will continue to look for those men and woman of all races and creeds who place the common man first and not ideology regardless of historical significance or not.
Robert T. Melaccio Sr. 2008 Copyright ©2008 Robert Melaccio This Blog Post has been read 140 times. Posted to ProBlogs.com on Friday, March 14, 2008 View other posts by Robert Melaccio, sr Comments on this blog post: No comments yet. Leave a Public Comment or Question: The president speaks on economics. Poor Mr. Gates and the rest. Seeing or hearing does not make the person Cheetos' Mascot Exposes His Dark Side While Pitching to Adults “In the long run we are confident” The Domino Worry and the Worlds Financial Markets. Even our military Out-sources. |
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