Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #4,261
yeah I know you did not ask!
‘Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…’ Winston S Churchill, 11 November 1947
Here of late I have been to wonder about democracy being the “best form” of government, given that half the population is by definition on the lower half of the bell curve of intelligence. Whether that half votes as much as the other half, I do not know. People now days seem to revel in their ignorance.
The other thing that has me worried about democracy is the blind allegiance of so many MAGAs, and GOP politicians to the POS that is our current POTOS, Gospodin Trump. This represents such a lack of sophistication, such a lack of critical thinking that it scares the living bejeebers out of me. With Fox News as the most popular news channel on cable TV, that just doubles down on the bejeebers fleeing my body.
Rev. Joe’s Random Thought #9,087
yeah I know you did not ask!
Everyone has seen this Churchill quote: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”
But here lately I’ve been wondering if there is not something better. Without an educated, informed populace I don’t know how it is supposed to work or at least work well. It strikes me that people now revel in their ignorance…said the old curmudgeon.
I pray this is the death throes of an old order that is not functional in today’s world.
H. L. Mencken on Trump’s Inauguration…
A friend sent me this quote which perfectly describes the inauguration of Donald Trump:
“As democracy is perfected, the office of President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be occupied by an incompetent, downright fool and complete narcissistic moron.” — H.L. Mencken, The Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920
For the first time in my life I am embarrassed to say I am an American. I am thinking about getting a red maple leaf tattoo so people might accidentally mistake me for a Canadian.
What an awful day for our country.