In observing how herd instincts operate over the years I am reminded of the phrases “you eat the king’s supper, you sing the king’s song” and “an honest politician is one that once they are bought they stay bought”.
Now we are moving into the political finals that culminate in November and on voting day as to paraphrase Huey Long “everyone voting is a king”. When you get in that voting booth, one person may be as rich as Midas or another as poor as Old Mother Hubbard but when they reach for that voting lever, both are the same. In travelling in Eastern Europe to countries that were once behind the iron curtain and talking to people who now have the privilege of voting their leaders into or out of office makes you realize how lightly we value this opportunity in the United States where even in presidential elections barely over 50% of the people vote but 100% complain afterward about those elected doing something wrong.
A lot of political people make a good living verbally supporting elected officials, but as President Kennedy said after the Cuban Invasion failure, 1,000 angels dancing on the point of a pin saying you are right doesn’t make it so. In a democracy each person has the responsibility to make up their mind.
