Really folks . . . absolutely not one of us here expect that the chaos in Egypt is going to miracle of miracles ORGANIZE into a viable Opposition Party . . . just ain’t gona happen. The logistics alone are unsurmountable, the corruption of the “opposition leaders” would begin instantly and in the end . . . is there any doubt what the results would be? Chaos is the opposition party.
Is there a way to organize chaos . . . NO. Can it be used productively and constructively . . . Yes. Look no further than the Tea Party.
How will the chaos of now be handled in the future? Electronically . . . another obvious statement.
Electronics and the speed of light dictate that the abondoned, disregarded, unheard be part of the process. Nothing else will work.
Therefore, in the future what will we see? We will see the distribution of government down to the individual participation, nothing else will answer the need to draw constructive progress from chaos.
The points of decision has been taken away from “inside the beltway”. It is now at the individual level and nothing politics can do can ever take that away. Thus, there is no real need for “chambers” of house or senate. Put the political centers back in the states. Send the senators and congressmen HOME to a their districts or states and set up distributed points of government interface. We have them already, we call them courthouses, town halls, community centers . . . allow the people who are active to collect at these centers and collect their input for decisions into the political chaos.
Can this happen over night, clearly not. But in time it WILL happen. Does it impact the “basis” or “type” of government? Absolutely not . . . only the way that the citizen interacts with the governing process.
We have a FUTURE that will define it’s self . . . unless we take the actions to secure a desired one. Electronic participation, individual input via iPhone or pPass . . . or “audience participation” . . .
Is this possible? Not only is it possible it IS required.
Everywhere the citizen encounters the “gray elephant”, the “Ass” the fence of the lobby . . . our politicians are surrounded by the arcane, the circus of performers . . . hell, even the polticians themselves have become jesters of court.
What have they encountered NOW. Where family was politics and positions were inherited, sons were groomed and careers were “pre-ordained” . . . suddenly the politician finds what is “instant change”. Ralling of voters have “ripped” the crown from the brow of “Democrats” . . . look no further than Massachusetts. We saw it in the “change of command” in November in the House.
The internet. Of all the businesses that have been most impacted by the internet none have been so impacted as the buiness of politics. Consider the “Music” business . . . the prime example of a commercial industry that “ignored” the internet. I do not have to tell anyone what the impact the internet has had on the Music business. Consider the business of politics . . . the “blind sideness” of politics REQUIRED that the impacts be UNKNOWN, UNRECOGNIZED, IGNORED . . . for that is the way politics works. Avoid the controversy at all cost . . . thus the CRISIS of the unknown is the only one that controls politics. OBAMA road a wave . . . yet he does not realize the consitutents of the way . . . only the wave.
The Arcade of Fools . . .
Engineer working primarily in the nuclear electric power generation industry. Farmer, Rancher, Native American, Navy Submarine Veteran. Strongly conservative – maybe obsessively so. Patriot and a “Don’t Tread On Me’ kind of person.
Tallgrass, you have touched some thought provoking points. We as Conservatives must be careful not to be caught in a Conservative mode and left on the beach as the new electronic canoes set sail.
The power of the internet becomes apparent when a Third World country like Egypt shuts down the internet at the first indication of public unrest.
Perhaps we should define the basic function of the internet: the ability to communicate electronic messages among a vast audience, and within that phrase, exists the possibility for infinite mischief or great public good.
We just saw a president elected by making first time voters feel like he was their personal buddy by communicating with them via electronic messaging, “Oh, how cool dude, I just got a personal message from the next president, me and 20 million other cretins.” This is the flagrant manipulation of the most naive among us; yet, Obama and his crew of sycophants and Useful Idiots didn’t keep up the communication and maintain their momentum, a big mistake on their part, but look for the fawning to start for the puddin heads who keep their eyes glued to their Iphones. This demographic is so easy to manipulate and stupid enough to believe everything the propaganda bureaus can churn out.
Who is to say that politicians won’t capture audiences with mealy mouthed soap operas like Opra broadcast to the Iphones promoting phony types like I Won or capturing empty headed men with the most exciting sports channels promoting some other political miscreant. The possibilities are limitless; although, there are the possibilities for great accomplishments and ridding America of many of the moronic numb-skulls we have in DC, i.e. Pelosi, Kerry, Biden, and many others.
We must be careful not to be caught flat footed, like we were during the last election. Sadly, the politicians who can capture the largest group of semi-literate idiots, who have had a thorough indoctrination of Marxism thanks to our public education system, will always win the elections. Thus a politician must now not only set forth a legitimate platform, but he must also pander to the lowest common denominator via electronic messaging.
Skook;
A very good analysis of the way the instant communications of today are used as a propoganda machine. You are so correct about the utopian aspects of liberalism, the absolute aberration of JFK’s . . . “Ask NOT” meme that motivated US of A.
I hope that many will hear the wisdom of your words.
I think the best thing about the Internet is that it remembers what politicians have said and done before, and is unfiltered by the LSM. Well, that makes two things…
Tallgrass wrote:
In the earliest day of the Egyptian chaos I heard an Egptian baker being interviewed.
He and his family were literally being held and forced to work (dictatorial?) day and night because the stores were closed.
Big bags of flour were brought to him (stolen?) and he turned them into loaves.
There is no difference between the people in power and the people wanting power in Egypt.
Their tendency to coerce others into bending to their will is the same.
Only if enough time goes by to pick and choose among the potential leaders could there be any chance of a better life for the individual Egyptians.
So, naturally, Obama wanted change to take place now, not later!
He is so tin-eared to reality.
Also time going by allows the technological innovations you speak of, Tallgrass, to be implemented.
No wonder Obama opposed time being allowed to go by.
As of a few minutes ago, the players, (Obama, the Muslim Brotherhood and the people wanting ”change”) were standing firm against a slow transition of power from Mubarak.
Gee, it all sounds so evil, what Mubarak is doing.
As per the BBC:
You might as well try to reason with a baby having a tantrum!
I hope the president (of Egypt) and his VP and army can hold it all together til September.
The internet does not change the basics of human behavior… it may only magnify (give voice) some fringe element on either side.
Nan;
Another clear and precise analysis, especially relevant is the time factor. Chaos is self sustaning . . . it feeds off the unpredictable and the unknown. The contininuity of a self sustaining chain reaction is entirely dependent on a criticality of demographics of popluar involvement. Not every Egyptian need be seen or present at the demonstrations so publically evident. It is those behind the scenes . .. the enforcers that continue the rein of sentiment.
Given time . . . assuming that military action or terriorism is limited, meaning that bodies do not start piling up in the streets . . . and a simbalance of rationality can be gleaned from the chaos . . . order may be achieved. Odds are great that the new order will not be anything like what our perspectives are. Without a doubt the new order will be strongly Islamic influenced.
Blast:
Absolutely true . . . the fringe element are very influential in situations like what is happening in the Egypt . . . as is the fringe element influential in the us of A. (that is not a typo . . . I meant the us of America)