Writing your congressman/senator or appearing at town hall meetings is a political exercise many young students go through to understand the American democratic process. It is the point of inspiration for many aspiring students that wish to succeed in government someday.
However, the public and the media often forget that these figureheads of government are still human. We hold these idols to a high expectation of leadership and heroism, destined to make change for the better.
We understand the high profile world that these representatives are embroiled in. We see stories of their sexual escapades, their sudden lapses of intelligence, or their public outbursts of politically incorrect statements.
The media that paints this image always exposes the drama that runs through their lives. Most recently, CBS scored a hit with their series The Good Wife, which explores a lawyer's tumultuous life after her husband's political career goes awry with infidelity.
Everywhere you go, there's always someone who loves to expose the government and its puppets for what they really are: manipulative control freaks who are irreparably corrupted and ethically ignorant in the name of representation and control.
So when some students catch a congressman at a bad time and film him, there are bound to be interesting results:
However, the public and the media often forget that these figureheads of government are still human. We hold these idols to a high expectation of leadership and heroism, destined to make change for the better.
We understand the high profile world that these representatives are embroiled in. We see stories of their sexual escapades, their sudden lapses of intelligence, or their public outbursts of politically incorrect statements.
The media that paints this image always exposes the drama that runs through their lives. Most recently, CBS scored a hit with their series The Good Wife, which explores a lawyer's tumultuous life after her husband's political career goes awry with infidelity.
Everywhere you go, there's always someone who loves to expose the government and its puppets for what they really are: manipulative control freaks who are irreparably corrupted and ethically ignorant in the name of representation and control.
So when some students catch a congressman at a bad time and film him, there are bound to be interesting results:
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It's a hot debate as to who's right or wrong here, even though it's obvious that the students can play the harassment card.
I call it a debate for several reasons:
1) The senator will issue a public apology and get away with it. There is a 0.0001% that he will resign as a result of this video.
2) The students will lose a harassment lawsuit against the congressman, should they choose to file one.
3) Public exposure to the video will be minimal at best.
My thoughts?
I've always been a fan of the theory that the American government is always decades behind the societal changes that occur in the United States and in the world. This is why it took so long to elect an African American president, or why the ethnic minorities in Congress are grossly unrepresentative of the public at large.
It allows this hypothesis to be drawn: The ruled and the rulers are separate entities that shall never coexist peacefully.
While Washington D.C. is steeped in centuries old tradition of cutthroat politics, the public is utilizing technology to share ideas on how they want things to be done.
It's the friction between the two halves of this America that make the system a miraculous display of continuous function for fear of anarchy.
As we delve into tougher times, more personal sacrifices are required to keep the American machine running. This requires the superhuman strength that we expect from the politicians that hit students on the streets. It's time for the media myths of leadership to take fruition.
All the while, the public can continue to lose themselves in watching another season of reality shows and Youtube memes, oblivious to the problems that they don't have to deal with. Leave it to the politicians, they say.
Who knows? Maybe America has earned its dishonorable death.
I call it a debate for several reasons:
1) The senator will issue a public apology and get away with it. There is a 0.0001% that he will resign as a result of this video.
2) The students will lose a harassment lawsuit against the congressman, should they choose to file one.
3) Public exposure to the video will be minimal at best.
My thoughts?
I've always been a fan of the theory that the American government is always decades behind the societal changes that occur in the United States and in the world. This is why it took so long to elect an African American president, or why the ethnic minorities in Congress are grossly unrepresentative of the public at large.
It allows this hypothesis to be drawn: The ruled and the rulers are separate entities that shall never coexist peacefully.
While Washington D.C. is steeped in centuries old tradition of cutthroat politics, the public is utilizing technology to share ideas on how they want things to be done.
It's the friction between the two halves of this America that make the system a miraculous display of continuous function for fear of anarchy.
As we delve into tougher times, more personal sacrifices are required to keep the American machine running. This requires the superhuman strength that we expect from the politicians that hit students on the streets. It's time for the media myths of leadership to take fruition.
All the while, the public can continue to lose themselves in watching another season of reality shows and Youtube memes, oblivious to the problems that they don't have to deal with. Leave it to the politicians, they say.
Who knows? Maybe America has earned its dishonorable death.
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