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Brother Giovanni’s Journal……….
Brother Franco gets his turn today on why he portalized to Pizzaonia. His comments are a collection of opinions on why he believes Worldonia is in trouble. Brace yourself.
Brother Giovanni
Why I live in Pizzaonia.....
The one thing we have in Pizzaonia is perspective. Living in an alternate universe, while very different, allows us to see the best and the worst of what is currently happening in your world.
First, let me deal with what I perceive as the worst. However, before I do that I must also make it clear that I believe the United States is the greatest social and political experiment in human history. Unfortunately, a funny thing happened on the way to Utopia – profit and power again, as in all of history, trumped ideology and integrity.
The question is will the people (Remember “We the People”) and your leaders have the courage to return to the original intent of your founders - to “create a more perfect union.”
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Some random thoughts on the happenings in Worldonia and the U.S.
In the United States, the focus on marketing expertise can be so pervasive it eventually obliterates the need to make a viable product to market. What you have left are millions of beautiful balloons filled with hot air and little else.
Happy and contented people don’t buy much or change things. Good marketing focuses on making you unhappy with what you have or where you are at this point in your life. When marketing becomes the dominant expertise of a nation – you figure it out – you have a lot of unhappy people.
Nowhere is this more evident than in Worldonian politics. Marketing and selling a candidate trumps skill at governing. Again, you get many beautiful balloons filled with hot air and little else. And, you wonder why your government gets nothing accomplished. Unfortunately, your politics and your journalism have become entertainment, and tragically, little else.
In a world with an attention span of 15 seconds sounding profound is more important than being profound.
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All systems fail – eventually
- no matter how good something works - it fails. Holding on to old ideas simply because they
worked before is the road to oblivion. The trick is to know when to adapt – something
you folks used to be very good at but now have completely forgotten.
When wisdom prevails, we retain from the old what is necessary. We then add the essential new elements that propel us into a viable and successful future. Wisdom and creativity are processes, not states of mind. Again, an idea that is no longer prevalent in your world.
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Let me end on a positive note. It is impossible to imagine Worldonia without the United States. You have a dynamism that exists nowhere else on your planet. My advice: get over your useless bickering and get back on track. Your history demands you continue on the journey of creating a more perfect union.
Brother Franco
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