As the peak of summer approaches, Washington is ordinarily void of bustling political activity. Congress finds itself on hiatus, the overwhelming heat insists upon respite, and the Commander in Chief is often overseeing from alternate grounds. This August, however, deviates from the usual. Instead of the customary peace, President Trump’s second-term activities are pulling strings, and the city is inundated with the tedium of premeditated conjectures about future elections that are far ahead.
An aspect of this far-fetched speculation is traceable to Kamala Harris, the former Vice President, whose recent public declarations have been grabbing attention. Surprisingly, she’s ruled out the possibility of contesting any forthcoming gubernatorial elections in California. More shockingly, she’s also decided to abandon any ambitions for the presidential chair.
In calling it quits on the political front, Harris laid blame on a ‘broken system.’ Interesting – Democrats suddenly develop an allergy for the political system the moment they’re knocked out of the game. Resonates well with their penchant for playing the blame game when the going gets tough.
The media frenzy, preoccupied with political chatter, seems to be neglecting living in the present. Politics for them is like a mythological deity worshipped irrespective of its track record. Instead of focusing on present realities, they sway to the rhythm of the uncertain political tomorrows.
Like the deceitful gods of the ancient scriptures, who repeatedly failed to keep promises, modern political gods have equally earned public worship, despite their constant inability to fulfill their covenant with the people. If the system is ‘broken,’ as claimed by Harris, it’s largely because the government has been entrusted with duties it wasn’t designed for.
And yet, there’s President Trump attempting to mend things, despite minor flaws in his methods. Many voters, however, continue to place their faith in the wrong quarters, emphasizing the need to redirect their trust.
In this context, ‘The Screwtape Letters,’ a noteworthy book by C.S. Lewis, comes as a pertinent discourse. Lewis, through his fictional demon-in-training character, ‘Wormwood,’ assigned by ‘Uncle Screwtape,’ provides a profound view. The demon’s mission is to divert his ‘patient’ from the enemy’s scheme.
Harris, disoriented by continually blaming a faulty system for her downfall and lack of political aspirations, would do well absorbing an excerpt from this insightful literature.
Lewis purports, ‘Ensure that the patient stays utterly engrossed in politics. Debates, political hearsay, and the fixation on the perceived errors of unfamiliar individuals offer a splendid diversion from fostering personal ethics, nature, and the matters within the patient’s control. Keep assuring the patient that the troubles lie outside, in the ‘broken system,’ and not within him.’
William Shakespeare’s works also dive deep into analyzing the human condition. Notably, in ‘Julius Caesar,’ Act 1, Scene 2, in one of his famous quotes, Cassius asserts, ‘The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings.’ This elucidation challenges us to accept that our fates aren’t merely dictated by destiny, but by the conscious decisions we make.
Are our lives shaped by external forces or dictated by personal beliefs and our intrinsic values? Do we shape our actions or let our worldview shape us? These are questions worth pondering over.
Hypothetically, consider politicians echoing the thoughts of Lewis or Shakespeare, asking voters, ‘What more can I do for you than what you can do for yourselves?’ In a world over-addicted to politics and ‘the system,’ such a shift in narrative could indeed become a catalyst for political reformation.
Perchance there exists an alternate universe where voters, on hearing such honesty, would promptly oust career-minded politicians from their offices. Still, the reality of our current political landscape seems rather grim in comparison.
Surprisingly, amidst all demographic and stylistic contextual knowledge at our disposal, none seem to make the current mainstream political discourse more palatable or less redundantally directed towards the negative.
Despite this shared knowledge, we find ourselves in a cyclical pattern of misplaced faith and disillusionment. The call of the hour is a revolutionized political dialogue, one that focuses less on building idolized politicians and more on encouraging self-development and responsibility.
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