A Clockwork Orange Juice Stupid posted 10/30/2008 10:25:05 AM | 2 kudos what's this?     report abuse tagged: film, karma, politics

Gary51hwd

I've taken great pains when blogging about the upcoming election, not to endorse or push any particular candidate. I will continue to do so...What I have done is to snipe at both parties and their supporters from afar, with tongue firmly planted in cheek, in hopes of showing the futility of placing all ones hopes and dreams on a fake suit behind a far away desk, situated in the middle of a cesspool of corruption and special interests.
The pundits and talking heads are also a favorite amusement of mine, most of whom are so biased they can only stand upright when walking sideways on a steep grade.
Many news organizations are trying their best to shape opinion and predict outcomes well in advance, as usual, as if they weren't thinly disguised attack dogs for one side or the other.
One network in particular, and several major newspapers are acting as if the election is already over, results in, and verdict read.
To listen to their version, Obama will beat McCain like Killer Alex and his droogs beat the old wino in the Stanley Kubrick classic "A Clockwork Orange".
Youth having a go at old age.
A tremendous tale of circular karma and the proverbial roosting chickens it is, Oh my brother.
Let's not forget that the wino and his grubby friends have a laugh or two of their own a bit later in the film, but then I won't spoil it for those of you who never had the pleasure....
Point being todays Savior is tomorrows sap, and the trees will be thick with it soon, no matter who wins. Fifty percent of the talking heads will bask in the glow of victory, hailing the awesome power of their foresight for a few months, until things begin to go horribly sideways and then they'll slink off to their houses in the Hamptons or Vail to slowly begin the distancing process between themselves and the spray painted turd they've spent eighteen months polishing.
As the yin rises and the yang subsides America willl awaken, just as it did with our previous selections, one fine morning to discover we are, once again, merely carrots in a stew pot of simmering crap, and though the chef has changed, the recipe is still the same.
Eventually people who cry out for a change will realize they haven't even changed underwear in two weeks, and still have shag carpet and wood paneling in the den.
Oh well, better to leave change up to someone else so I can stay the same, year after year, myself......The whole process will go full circle, disillusioning and de-energizing a whole power base who will then look to another straw dog for redemption, instead of effecting a real change themselves by personal action on a local basis.
Either four or eight years from now we'll all agree it's time for another change and get caught up in a whirlpool, only to realize, once again, that whirlpools tend to go down the drain in a resounding flush. they clear the water temporarily, but only until the next load of crap gets deposited and begins the process all over again.
Just like clockwork, we all pick a side and grab a banner signifying which turd we think will smell better in the stew pot.
Perhaps it's time we all had another look at Kubrick's masterpeice and realize it's we who are strapped to the chair with the lid locks on.
Viddy well my brother, viddy well......

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