Bring on the Rebellion!

I read with bemusement “This Rebellion is Different”( http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/this-time-the-republican-rebellion-is-different-b99652552z1-365490021.html ), as yet another pontificator offered up his prognosis as to what political virus has infected the electorate to bring on this latest fevered people’s rebellion.

The political class and its observers have come late to the “rebellion” party, so to speak, for the same reason that the rebellion even got a start in the first place. They simply have played the game of politics for the sake of politics for so long that they have completely lost sight of the purpose for serving in political office in the first place, which is to have a connection to and to do the bidding of we the people. If there ever was a classic case of the tail wagging the dog, this is it.

Politicians are extremely short-sighted often not able to see past the next election. But when they lose complete sight of raison d'etre, they might as well fold up tent because those who hired them will surely come around to eventually firing them as well!

Lest Sunday’s article leave the reader with the presumption that “the people” only find cause for want with one side of the aisle, allow me to inject some reality towards achieving perfect 20/20 vision. I have friends on both the left and the right and I can assure that general dissatisfaction exists within both the left and the right!

With that observation, we might actually be able to have a half a chance of getting closer to the truth of today’s political world. In general, we the people are tired of people playing politics. More specifically, we are just plain tired of being played. Both parties are guilty. We are trotted out like good little pets when “the machine” needs the work done. And who is the machine? It is the moneyed interests on both sides of the aisle, those who would never lower themselves to do the work but are more than happy to grease the machine as long as they get to control what the machine produces. Meanwhile the poor schlub at the bottom helps win election after election, with what result? Those, both in the political office and the moneyed interests that put them there, treat one another like kings, while the workers get treated like serfs on the lord’s estate! One hand greases the other at the top while the little guy at the bottom gets to play dog begging for crumbs at the master’s table. Pontificators, are we getting the picture yet?

Never make the foolish presumption that it is business as usual in any party these days. This is an awakened class of voters on all sides and the proof is in the poll numbers from both parties. Much of this awakening has to do with the internet bringing information to the masses without filter by the mainstream media. Then add in social media sharing and POOF, the perfect recipe for an Egyptian rebellion -political style in America.

In reality, it is all very simple. But when you believe that you are playing master and commander, as either pols, string pullers or media, the most simple thing having to do with the will of the people is very easy to miss, isn’t it?

Bring on the rebellion!

Vince Schmuki