October 12, 2004

Connections, Kerry, the Dancing Fool's Politics

I generally like to write in a coherent manner, keeping to one or two ideas in each installment of The Dancing Fool. Every now and again it is necessary to do a miscellany, a sort of mélange of ideas that has only its own diversity as its unifying theme. Consider it a paradox that can only reference itself as it is a self-contained entity that foreshadows the eternal. OK, that may be a tat presumptuous, but what the hell? If you've browsed my 'blog you already know that I can tread into that territory all too easily. Consider that This site is certified 77% GOOD by the Gematriculatorthese are the words of a poet with soul of a clown, and an all too ample dose of AD/HD to make matters more interesting.

The Fool’s Politics… I support Kerry not because he is a liberal, he is not, but because he is the lesser of two evils. Kerry is as conservative as they come. There are more areas of agreement between Dubya and Kerry than there are disagreements. Both obfuscate the truth, both engage in political hyperbole. The difference is that Kerry is intelligent enough to realize what he is doing. Kerry is a better alternative to another four years of the current administration. I am concerned about the environment, the economy, and domestic policy. I do not see either party offering a real alternative to the despair that was brought into painful reality during the Reagan years.

I, myself, am a left-libertarian. I believe in personal freedoms and government oversight of entities that are greater than the individual. I am, to use the famous paradigm proposed by Richard John Neuhaus, religiously orthodox, culturally conservative, politically liberal, and economically pragmatic. I prefer "green" investments and to make choices that regard human wellbeing as well as economic gain. It is my goal to do well by doing good. I look to government to protect the environment, provide health care and housing as rights rather than privileges for all. I look to the government to guarantee employment for all people that can work. I do not see welfare as a good thing. If the government guarantees a right to work, there is no need of unemployment, welfare, or any other debilitating dependency imposed by the failures of the free market. In this setting, if a man or woman is unemployed it is by choice. As the consequence of a freely made choice there is no need of welfare.

Who tDF will vote for... John Kerry. Why? Because tDF voted for Nadar in the last election. The moral of the story: Anybody but Bush. Nadar became the unintended kingmaker: votes for Ralph unwittingly resulted in this nation's becoming the bully to be feared rather than a just neighbor that works for the benefit of all. From Nadar to the nadir: I think that Lady Liberty needs to have a Brazilian: No Bush!

Six Degrees of Separation… I was at E Elementary School today. I met a teacher that knows MM. We were chatting and she mentioned that she knew Dr. Howard W, AW's father, who was a professor at the university that she attended. The world is a much smaller place than any of us know. We are all interconnected. Not only do the choices that we make impact those that we know, but we also possess more power to influence how humanity shall care for this small planet than we ever imagined. I am amazed at how many people I have in common with people that I have only recently met. The world is much smaller than we have ever imagined.

Music that tDF enjoys... I am listening to Primus, Tommy the Cat, and loving the absurd non sequitur of the thing, that at Les Claypool's incredible bass work just pushes it over the edge.

That is enough for now... I remain only a fool dancing through the daze of this modern life.