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If Children Could Vote Who Would Be The President?
By Larry Seitz | September 18, 2008
Tis the season to be deceitful…fa la la la la…la la la la. So children which of you will get something nice in your stocking? Which of you will have coal? Any of you having your nose elongated yet?
It is quite amazing how political campaigns strive to create negative ads. Every four years, the public is exposed to advertisements that are caustic, irrelevant, attacking, deceitful, ambiguous, and vicious. Imagine lying to your child in this manner? Teaching them to hate thy neighbor so that you can be number one.
How is the average citizen able to know the truth when each side of the aisle is guilty of some form of fabrication? Is it that the politicians are so adept at this that it becomes second nature to them to be completely disrespectful to the public? It really highlights that making disparaging remarks about the other party is more relevant to politicians than caring about we the people. That’s a positive lesson to teach our children. Make the other guy look inferior to you instead of extolling the virtues of being honest and truthful. The logic of politics says to win you must be negative. Sounds logical to me! Maybe we should teach hate thy neighbor until we win the race and then just say, kiddingly of course, we didn’t mean it.
But…. wait…aren’t we instead supposed to be enthralled with the bountiful good things that a candidate and the congress have done to earn our trust and vote? Of course…can you name one? That’s only a dream…like trusting that our humble politician will serve the people instead of the special interest groups.
The real parental challenge is striving to set examples and live our lives to insure that our children are honest and truthful. A full time task while guiding them to engage in a positive work ethic and spirit of achievement while helping their fellow man. But be careful. Don’t verbalize this too loudly or else you might offend those who feel religion is not a good thing.
Would now be a good time to let the children know that their college education, a vacation, or even food on the table and new shoes for school has been compromised because a parent has lost their job or will in the near future?
So dear children. If you want to know the truth look not to a politician. But then again, what is truth? After all, every politician has the solution. Just ask them!
Should children be made aware that a politician will blame his opponent for what he is equally guilty of. Should children know that promises to make changes are not the solution but empty words that will be reversed once they become elected. Maybe it’s more suitable to teach children to be rude to those who oppose you while coddling those who serve your needs. Follow the view of others and learn the polished way to attack others, be indifferent, lose tolerance, and hate thy neighbor. Teach your child that it’s more important to fight against each other than their real enemy who still exists after 9/11. Don’t teach them that 9/11 is still happening but much more insidious. Don’t explain that the war is on against us. Just view it when Dad or Mom fill up the gas tank. Let them listen to wise men in congress who refuse to allow us to be less dependent on dictators and enemies of the United States by permitting us to seek our own natural resources. Let the children know that you must respect the skin color and religions of all men even when some won’t let us practice our religion but can preach hatred of the United States. Don’t let children know that there is a double standard and that’s what politicians promulgate as they preach equality and working across the aisle. Don’t teach them that there are men who make promises only to break them. Teach them to be disrespectful of country and the flag and above all the soldiers who every day give their lives for this freedom.
Let’s remind them how it’s not important to follow the teachings of the SunPower Kidz™ about health and nutrition. Let’s all be obese and promote disease and sickness. Let’s ridicule those who would want a healthy mind in a healthy body. Let sickness whether physical, mental, or emotional reign because a government that owns the people can further this cause freely.
But, lets not teach the children that there are people who govern us who are deceitful, self-serving and will destroy their future because of power and greed.
This election will be a first of it’s kind. I know who I shall vote for…the persons who are best prepared to handle what unknowns will follow them and offer substance instead of wisps of emptiness. And that’s no lie!
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October 16th, 2008 at 12:44 am
1. Yvonne Jones Says:
October 14th, 2008 at 10:22 pm e
Neither of our recent presidential candidates. They would be amazed how two intelligent adults could talk, talk, talk and say nothing of any real interest. No answers to how they are going to pull together this country. They continue to have negative advertising and enough is enough…..very childish to me.
If children were able to vote, they would have to pick an independent that will actually do something about making sure each of us (children) had medical insurance. A candidate who would make decisions to improve our economy, so they are not just eating macaroni and cheese or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. That is all that their parents could afford. They would pick a candidate that would be interested in how the present educational system is failing thousands of children, and doing something to fix the problem. A candidate that gives a damn that college education is out of control, and their parents may not be able to send them to college. A candidate that will finally do something about the energy shortage here and abroad. Over thirty years after the energy crisis, the changes are minimal. A candidate that would use diplomacy rather than force, because as the children all are taught, “Use your words, not your fists”.
So, so many other issues…..we waist our words belittling each other. Where oh where is that independent candidate….