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it all goes back to the concept of how one comes to power in a politics, coming across someone who "actually gives a shit and makes a stand about something" is rare only because of the concessions one must make in order to come to power in the first place, if they take too strong a stand on something, it can often mean political suicide, they all become deadlocked, it's a horrid system.
which is why, i was wondering the other day, what if we made political offices mandatory for folks, not just voters, everyone, basically like jury duty. the pragmatist in me, who sadly is so often right says, it would probably just fail miserably and people would just be pissed off, no one would care, and things would never get done. but the idealist in me wonders if it might instill people with a sense of social responsibility and foster a love of government, and they would really try to make a difference, no more of this ageless battle between people so tied up they can barely tell the grass from the trees, who CAN'T get things done.
i dunno, maybe i'm talking out of my ass, but my friends and i thought it was a cool idea to throw around.
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Words of Wisdom:
If you could really get to know someone and know that they weren't lying to you, then you would know the world was real. Because you could agree on things, you could compare notes. That must be why people get married or make Art. So they'll be able to really know something and not go insane.
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