The Native Iowan

It’s 1012am, 30th of the ninth. It’s the day the world stands still.

The day TheDonald and SleepyJoe debate.

DEBATE

I need to get prepared to discuss the event of the night, the event of my morning here, as it transpires. As it all goes down, all 90 minutes, all hour and a half. I suspect it’ll be quite a show. Quite an instructional interlude in this season of silliness, in this, the 2020 Political Cycle.

I have been sitting and listening to people on both sides of the political divide… listening to people spew their emotion and ignorance, listen to people speak of fears and concern, listening to people be fucking brain dead as they ignore blatant the truths and adopt a posture of complete passivity as their town, streets, states and nation is set alight.

Of course, I am beaten up, abused and demeaned and diminished for be centrist position. For pointing out the obvious from a non-biased position. Thats what a centrist is… its a position from the middle. A position from the place of no hidden agenda. It’s is the position I have held for most of my adult life.

But it ain’t good enough for some. No! I guess its a “bird of a feather” type of deal. If you don’t tweet the same tune you ain’t invited into the nest. Dissent is unwelcome. Questions are outlawed. A line between the two main factions is well established. It shows the intolerance and emotion involved.

Folks may wonder when and where and how I gained any knowledge of national politics, or economic management or bipartisan cooperation and interaction… 10years ago I was Chair of the Solomons Chamber of Commerce. I led the Chamber into a new role as a fully fledged member of the tripartite system of modern government. I established the Chamber as a solid member of the Governing position in the nation, at that time. It was something I had to fight and advocate for. It was not easy nor was it welcomed by all.

Any government or nation has three main partners at play in the decisions being made: 1) The Government acts as a regulator, a service provider and an internationally recognised arbiter for all citizens. 2) The Trade Unions represent the workers, arbitrate and bargain on a collective basis and work to ensure a fair and nonpartisan commercial system. 3) The Employers are a trade union unto themselves, and if left unchecked they can unbalance all. Thus a strong union of employers, like the Solomon Island Chamber of Commerce and Industries, makes the three-pegged stool balanced and useful.

The tripartite system I describe works well if managed well. If the Gov is too heavy handed, or the Unions too militant, or the Employers too full fo themselves, things are not copacetic.

I managed for quite some years to maintain and honest centrist position within the Solomons. Calling foul where I thought required, writing weekly blurbs for the Solomon Star, sitting on committees in the SIG, fighting for less corruption in the SIG, noting only too well many businesses prefer a corrupt system to a system that is faithful to the established processes. I did not do it all to make friends. I did it because I knew it was needed and was willing to expose myself to the fallout that could, and did come.

Of course, corruption is real and very powerful. Government officials are well positioned to line their pockets, as are business houses how dodge taxes or tariffs. And of course, Union Officials are very well positioned to put their personal needs and wants above that of those they represent.

The USofA (like most nations) has fostered a system of Corrupt Elitism within their political system for a long, long time. Two sets of rules do exist. Recent events, noting the University Admissions Scandal, the Obama/Clinton/Comey/Russian Scandal, and many elitist driven “paytoplay” scenarios including but not limited to the Clinton and Biden Family biz of selling influence for cash.

Side thought: Obama was a Law Professor in 2005, made 85,000pa. He entered politics, and is worth 40million today. Go on, tell me politics ain’t corrupt.

The Clintons as a team are worth 140million. They’ve been at it longer than The Obamas’.

I am rambling… Ranting perhaps? As I sit, watching the TV as the debate kicks off… Like a good fight, the walk-ins, the announcements are important.

More later