Divided and Conquered a good strategy that keeps us out of the way!Too often, voters don't realize that the endless and wanton attacks are part of the game. And in this environment, we always come out the losers. Why? Because as long as we are determined to hate each other because of political affiliation, we can't come together to fight for the things that are in our common interest (the very notion that we even have a common interest has been all but obliterated). And that's just where the lobbyists want us.
Take a look at two recent pieces of legislation: The bankruptcy bill and the rejection of a minimum wage hike. Both of these bills were strongly backed by big business. And the masses of people came nowhere close to making enough noise to have an impact. As always, we were too busy shouting at each other instead of shouting in unison. We're more interested in the game than we are in our own interests.
Think the credit card companies wasted time hating one politician or another?
Guess which group of Americans doesn't give a damn who wins elections? Big business and major lobbying organizations. They give dough to both parties. They don't have time for the hate. They've got seats in corporate jets to fill.
And as long as we're focused on attacking one another, those flights are all going one way and it ain't ours.