The Native Iowan

A “Policy of Outrage” appears to be the norm any more.

Or, perhaps, it is a simple situation where “…we got no policy, so we’ll settle for outrage…”?

I hear the Chicken Littles out there… adopting a new OutRage as often as the wind blows. There is always and all ways “something” to be OutRaged over, to be OutRaged about, to be OutRaged because of…

In many sad, sad ways the State Of Affairs in the State of California offers a great example of the laundry list of grievances, a laundry list of priorities used and abused by those that have ZER0 policy…
* Marine mammals cannot be kept in captivity. Free all whales!
* Forest management, Land management in general is unneeded, unwanted and unnecessary. Fire-load management, general forest-management is bad. Save The Forests!
* CA’s beaches, coastline, coastal-waters are beautiful and pristine and must be preserved… ban all offshore oil wells. Erect clean and green and beautiful WindTurbines!
* And, while we’re at it, BAN all use of public coastal areas for recreational purposes. Public Recreation is BAD, Unfair, Privilege!
* Business is Bad. Wealth creation is bad. Employers are bad. Tax and sanction and disincentivise all Businesses out of CA!
* Agriculture is BAD! Animal Husbandry is BAD! Producing food is BAD! Farmers are LANDOWNERS! Land Owners are BAD!
* Fossil Fuels are Bad! CO2 is bad, killing the planet. Price all CO2 emitting fuels out of the market. Tax all such producers out of existence. Save the Planet! Save the Future!
* Roads, automobiles, personal transport is bad, even Evil! Replace private transport with Public Transport systems. Invest heavily in rail that goes nowhere and is never completed. Cease maintenance of public road ways. Ban automobiles NOT sanctioned by the Government. Personal Transport is BAD!
* Personal Wealth is BAD, BAD, BAD! With so, so many needy folks living rough, living on the streets, it is unfair, unchristian, unDemocrat to allow some folks to own property, to live comfortably, while others suffer. Tax and levy and rate those with accumulated wealth into the streets. Everyone Can be Equal!
* Education is BAD! UNFAIR! A sign of Privilege! Minimal Education is all we need, all we want. An Educated Electorate is not required!
* Law and Order is bad. Defund the Police. Ban Guns!

You get the idea… Outrage is fuelling our politics. Outrage shall feed the Electorate. Outrage can keep the inept on office for a long, long time.

Instead of managing and forward planning for the Great State of CA, let’s see how little we can do and still survive.

No plans for the future required.

And soon we shall have a homogeneous, cooperative, compliant Electorate.

Proviso: I have enjoyed the great and glorious Golden State of California for much of my life. I have lived there, had a home there, once even thought of settling there.

All I can say is I’m glad I didn’t.