I feel like I am a one trick pony. Seems everything I make in my personal work revolves around one simple question---what if every truth is ...well...not! I began thinking about this years ago when I was talking with my dad about religion. He said that he wasn't sue about most of it, but he did believe in the idea of treat everyone as you would want to be treated. This always seemed the most true thing I've ever heard. Until I met people who like to inflict pain and have pain inflicted upon them. That did seem to confuse things. I then thought--ok if those folks like that and keep it amongst themselves then ok! Who am I to say what is right and wrong. But it is still an interesting question and one we need to always be asking--what if everyone has been wrong up until now? Certainly something went wrong in someone's thinking to have the economy the way it is now. I know many like to blame Obama for this, but believe me--its far deeper than one man--in fact I see things going way back to Reagan that probably led to this. Perhaps even further back. But just look at how we have allowed emotional responses dictate actions over the last 30 years--and if you really look at it--go back to Kennedy winning in 1960----why---because he looked good on TV. I'm not saying he didn't deserve to win--but he was able to take advantage of a new medium like no one before him and the result was---we can craft a person to win an election now because we can reach more people via TV. Now we're cyber-space--so who do we elect??? It is seldom ever the most qualified person---the most qualified likely wouldn't run and put themselves under such scrutiny. So who then? Obviously Obama satisfied enough people to vote for him--but was he the most qualified and will he be this election? What if we were wrong? Do we then revert back to republicanism that has seemingly become more of a religious christian right group than what the party of Lincoln had envisioned. Or do we keep with Obama who seems to not have the backbone to stand up to the masses who think he's not going in the right direction and seems even more fearful of the press than anyone before him? Weird. but what if everyone has been wrong? Look at Japan--someone thought nuclear power plants were the right choice??? Are we really thinking nuclear power plants are a good choice ever?--ok here is where I get a little weird--I feel nuclear power is needed--but not as energy--as a study to understand how to propel ourselves further and faster into space. --we need to explore space--to me this isn't an option. Meteors will someday hit earth again--maybe not for 100,000 years --but they will--and it might take us 100,000 years to figure out how to save humankind by moving us to some place else to live. Whatever we are--we think....so why not try to make this something that never dies. So maybe we need to think that maybe not everyone who is leading us is right, or maybe they are Self portrait on March 26, 2011 by Richard Sayer---my ramble almost made it to March 27--and believe me--I could go on! Right Harmony?
oh...we all know how you could go on and on and on and on and on...
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r
3/26/2011 11:52:06 pm
you read it all the way to the end Harmony Motter?
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Tug
3/27/2011 09:37:04 am
Funerals will do that to you.
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Jim
3/27/2011 11:16:08 pm
Rich, Never saw you in a suit, brother you look good! Was the tie to tight, or do we keep with Obama who seems to not have the backbone to stand up to the masses who think he's not going in the right direction and seems-----------------------------etc. Peace