DUMB As A Fox By Hugh K. Lipsius

Here is Dumb: for a nation to blindly believe that their leaders have their best interest at heart.

Here is the fox: to count on that.

For the last year or so, our political leaders, whether Republican in loyalty to their leader; or whether Democrat in support of the popular belief of fearfulness, or whether independent because they cannot make up their mind, certain politicians, media, and spin doctors have made known through their own machinations, whether by investigative committee, congressional hearings, or by popular polls, that the security of our nation is at risk and in grave danger of attack.  They have not failed to point out to the world, which includes the enemies of this nation, and especially this nations own people that we are vulnerable and weak at every point.

“Our military is stretched too thin throughout the world,” they will say, even though they have created this through their intent.  “Our Homeland security has so many holes in it that a child could infiltrate,” they will profess, even though billions…even trillions are spent on improving it. They will sight facts and figures and circumstances to boggle the mind. There are no ends to the vulnerabilities that they will advertise to the world, even inventing with all imagination every nuance of what could be. Every weakness is exploited and advertised; as though this is something we would wish our enemies, who are growing, to know. Let’s give them a few more ideas, eh! And they continue to do this as though it is in the best interest of every American to know in order to keep us informed so that we can petition our elected officials to do something about it. And then sit back in disgust as we are disappointed by the results.

At the same time, our executive administration, i.e. Bush and company, is antagonizing every opposition, every non “New World order Nation” with words of daring and bravado as if to antagonize these so called enemies of our national interest and the power bases they control into acting out against this nation we call the United States of America. They do this also as if to appear superior, but hoping the world will view it as a bluff, while breaking every known international law designed to keep the peace. They threaten nuclear annihilation, with first strike option while disallowing any other nation the right to build in order to defend them selves against our aggression. What daring!!! What arrogance!!! This administration and their minions push, pull, taunt, and bate as if daring anyone and everyone to attack.

Why? When it has been established that our economy is on the downslide, our military has no real affect, our dollar is slipping, our leadership has fallen to disillusioned hypocrisy, our nations people are apathetic, our congress is ineffective, our judicial system is a mere farce, our religious institutions are as perverse and corrupt as the system they serve, our homeland is vulnerable, and our ruler is out of touch with reality?

Why advertise your weakness while antagonizing your enemy?

What makes this even more frightening is that it will take a national crisis to keep the powers that be in power.

In other words, if you want to remain in power, you pass many presidential decrees that will give dictatorial powers, while advertising your weaknesses, antagonizing your enemies, and when a national crises appears from this…you assume full control and power over all that this nation does hold…and then you go out and destroy all that stands in your way, even if that means the destruction of the nation you are dictator over.