Observation from Pizzaonia on the passing American diorama - the American people somehow always survive their politicians.

 

A sense of humor helps when considering American politics. I heard on a talk show this morning that government was out of control because of the generous use of food stamps.  I wonder how many of us remember why food stamps came into existence.  

There was a time when we had in place most of the ideas' unflinching conservatives are advocating.  Just for the record, they created hardship and financial collapse.  Just in case no one remembers, I thought I would refresh our memories. 

It seems my native country is always on the edge of extremes with its passing ideologies. Common sense and any review of history tell us we are at our best when the best of the liberal and conservative philosophies are blended together in moderation. 

The problem is you cannot win elections anymore with cooperation and common goals as your motivation. In the process, we lost the art of governing and replaced it with constant nonstop,combative campaigning and demagoguery. 

The good news is we have always survived, at least so far.  There is an amazing resilience in the American people that allow us to survive our politicians.  To some extent, we create our politicians, and we tolerate them until they run amok.  This applies to both sides of the spectrum.

The entertainment will continue until the election, and then we will see if we can get back to governing.  Our survival depends on the “great American middle” coming back to life and getting us back on course.

Brother Giovanni, from Pizzaonia

"A citizen of America will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, but won't cross the street to vote in a national election." - Bill Vaughan