If change were easy, maybe more folks would give it a shot.
I had this conversation the other day with one of our neighbors. We were discussing the joys of debating and a solid difference of opinion. She explained to me that her cultural roots embraced the art of the debate. She explained that with just 2 people discussing an issue usually 3 different points of view generally surfaced. I like that.
Clearly, what I write here is merely my view of things. Often these points are written with a certain amount of irrational emotion and come more from the heart than they do from logic. It is a rule; I often follow in my life. I hardly think that anything I write here gets an overall agreement from all that read it. I enjoy when someone thinks my writing is somewhere out in ‘left field’, just under the Miller Lite sign. I look forward to the debate; it seems to feed something in me.
I have wondered about things as long as I can remember. I have challenged things even longer. I have never broken a rule, but I have certainly looked at them from all sides and wondered if perhaps, they might be a tad out of date.
I am always amazed to watch people do things and when asked why they do them, they are at a loss to tell you other than “that’s how we always do it.” I always found this almost as much fun in a work place environment as in real life.
I was listening to some of the coverage of the Hurricane and marveled at the strength of some and the sheer desperation of others. These were not even the victims… just the different government groups from Local to Federal ‘tap dancing’ around the real issues.
The scene from the “Wizard of Oz” jumped to my mind. “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.”
The truth is that the levee problem in New Orleans is hardly the fault of one administration; many have ‘opted out’ of fixing these levees for many years…although it hardly relieves my view of some of King George’s folks OR even his own reaction during this crisis.
The ‘dude’ running FEMA ran horse shows before his appointment. What an interesting career move, albeit shoveling horse shit is probably not a major leap from the crap he is shoveling out now.
Many will point fingers and I am not far from that myself, if I am honest. But hopefully some common good will come from this.