The Moral Low Ground

In past generations of politicians the goal was always to claim the ‘Moral High Ground’. This current generation of politicians is determined to seek the ‘Moral Low Ground’. How did this happen and why?

In the 1950’s and 1960’s the goal for everyone was education. There were strict standards at that time. To get an ‘A’ required 95% on a test, ‘B’ was 85% to 94%. To pass the course required above 70%. If you did not pass a course you did not pass the grade level.

What was the result of educating a generation and teaching them to think for themselves? They started to understand what the politicians were doing, they started to understand their rights, and they started to ask questions. There were riots in the streets. Lyndon Johnson was driven from office and the government of Richard Nixon was brought down.

What was the reaction of the Politicians? Lower the education standards. All of a sudden in the 1980s an ‘A’ was 90%, a ‘B’ was 80%. Passing a course was 60% and if you could not do that just have Mommy go in and complain. Fail a course or 2 no problem you can just ‘age’ into the next grade.

The result is that the people are stupid and easily distracted. This is a kind statement, not a harsh statement. Look at the facts. People are in debt up to their eyeballs on credit cards. People who have menial jobs are having their mansions foreclosed. What did they think would happen? Fascists call a bill ‘Patriot Act’ and the idiots are ready to throw out the Constriction that protects them. And all of a sudden they have become much more religious. You don’t have to think for your self the ‘Pedophile from the Pulpit’ will give you a simple set of rules that even you can understand without questioning. The threat is not ‘terrorists’ or ‘crotch bombers’ it the politicians.

The Health Care debate was a prime example. It stared out to be Health Care Reform and some where along the line became Health Care Insurance Reform. What happened? No one cares. The Press does not question this; the other politicians do not question this.

The so called Democrats wanted to cover more people. The goose stepping Republicans wanted to lower the cost of Health Care. I know I am just an engineer, but these are not complimentary not exclusive points of view. NOT ONE politician on either side went to the Moral High Ground and said Let’s DO BOTH. We can lower cost AND cover more people. Instead both parties raced to the Moral Low Ground. They ‘rallied their bases’ by giving their idiots talking points. Simple catch phrases that they could remember and repeat without thinking were all that was needed. You could write it on your hand, being stupid is now something to be proud of.

Why do they do this? Here’s a clue. The day the Health Care Insurance Reform bill was signed into law the Health Insurance Companies, Drug Company, and Health Care Provider stocks all when sharply HIGHER. Your common sense should tell you that Reform should be bad for their business; instead they all have gotten much richer. Want to guess who will be funding the re-election of incumbents in the fall?

It pays very well to have a stupid electorate. All you have to do is race to the Moral Low Ground since that is all they can understand.