Two Flew Over the Cuckoo

Two Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

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Indolent Living

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So often, people are content to sit and watch silently the demise of others. This indolent living is apparent in everyday life, whether you are perusing the aisles of your local grocery store or waiting in line at the movie theater, you can notice the expressionless gaze of humanity.

It seems as of late the concern and empathy for others is waning. Look for yourself, smile at strangers while shopping or waiting in the doctor’s office. When you take this brief moment to pass along a generous non-verbal expression, consider the reaction you receive – if any at all.

I think everyone is eating lemons before they leave the house.

Hope is Lost

Eternal hope can be incredibly damming. Always hoping for others to achieve some sort of potential, develop personal insight or even give a crap can, if provided the right circumstances, create excruciating heartache in the “hoper.”

Time after time, the disappointment and gut wrenching emotional torture creates a level of resentment so deep that the once accepted empty apologies are nothing but white noise to the ears. Time will not heal the wounds. All that is left is the calloused and yellowing scars of the lies and destruction.

Mediocrity

So what is socialism?  Wikipedia states that socialism, “refers to any one of various economic theories of economic organization advocating state or cooperative ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods, and a society characterized by equal opportunities/means for all individuals with a more egalitarian method of compensation based on the full product of the laborer.”

The egalitarian method of pay wages and salaries is “equal” across the board for all who work, whether you are a medical physician or a janitor, everyone is paid on a fair or equal basis.  This means that any desire or motivation one person may have to achieve excellence and advancement within their field of work will be no more compensated then those who are willing to maintain their personal status quo.

In addition, Wikipedia also reports that, “Socialists mainly share the belief that capitalism unfairly concentrates power and wealth among a small segment of society that controls capital, creates an unequal society, and does not provide equal opportunities for everyone in society.”  Wow?!?  Really??!!?  So the essential idea is that socialists would prefer that EVERYONE gets a fair advantage in the form of governmental handouts and mediocrity with minimal work.

The primary flaw within the socialistic mentality is that those who generally advocate for socialism are those who generally already have power and wealth e.g., the President, congress, senate, "20 million dollars a movie” actors, etc.  The reason – albeit obvious – is that the power necessary to implement and maintain socialism lies within the government and other already filthy rich celebrities.  The government is the only entity that can create the fair society thereby forcing the people to live within mediocrity all the while the government and Hollywood’s loudest and most opinionated delight in the spoils.

I am quite aware that if anyone with a small fraction of power and control advertised that the national four year plan was to implement a socialistic society, most would scream in protest and denounce the very idea.  Overt advertising and frank remarks are not the plan by those with power.  The powerful people would never dream of "beating" the United States population "over the head" with these lazy ideals.  In fact, the proposed “plan” by the powerful is quite subtle. First, you gain governmental control over a large and financially bust corporation.  Second, you entice those relying on minimal governmental “income” by compensating these people with a whopping $250.00 “rebate” check to stimulate the economy. Third, you penalize anyone who has worked diligently their entire life to build some or any wealth by raising their taxes to pay those who (take your pick here) don’t, won’t or just don’t care to work and earn a living or even return to college to obtain a better paying job.   And there you go.  The individuals who work hard, sacrifice and manage their finances will eventually have just as little as those who do not and will not and refuse to actually work.

We will breed a society of mediocre work ethic, lack of impetus to strive for betterment and outright laziness.   I cannot wait until this day arrives.  We can all work 30 to 35 hours a week at a job we don’t give a crap about and take three month vacations each year.  We can replace the water system with Gatorade, dumb down our educational system and provide out family nutrition by means of pizza, fried foods and cookies.  Nothing really needs to change either, just continue to bury our head in the sand and tout the greatness of our world leader for $250 rebate checks and electronic automobiles.

Yep, it’s going to be wonderful.