Iconic Voyage

Douchebag Politics...An Icon’s Perspective

Part of the "Iconic Maxims Series"

Left wing media. Right wing conspiracies. Bleeding heart liberal. Compassionate conservative. Socialist. Capitalist. Democrat. Republican.

Douchebags place themselves in the boxes above. Dim witted, small-minded sheep can be identified by the above labels. Icons do not follow policy mandated from “above” as consideration for their affiliation with a group. Icons are bigger than the group policy. Icons create and evaluate policy, they do not follow it. Icons are disgusted by blind affiliation with any of the above groups. Icons are not Democrats. Icons are not Republicans. Icons are voters. We wield our power judiciously and without bias in order to manipulate outcomes in our favor. Icons make decisions based on current circumstances and desired outcomes. Douchebags make decisions because it's “who they are” or it's “the party they belong to”. Is there a greater admission and acceptance of your role as sheep than to say you “belong to the Republican/Democratic parties”?

How can you be stuffed into such tiny boxes? You’re better than that! How can you be duped into acceptance of mediocrity for the good of a political party that only exists as a means to consolidate power to a chosen few? Why do the two parties exist? They exist because voters, in general, are too stupid, too lazy, or too uninterested to evaluate individual candidates. Therefore, they rely on affiliation with a party, dictation of policy by higher authorities, recommendations by other douchebags (Rush Limbaugh, Jesse Jackson, etc.), or superficial evaluation criteria to manage critical decisions.

Often, blind loyalty results in an outcome of extremist politics designed to combat extremism. What? You fear the Evil Doers so you choose an Evil Doer that commits crimes against humanity to run (or ruin) your country. You fear tax hikes so you elect leaders that rape and pillage the coffers, implement unnecessary and ill-advised tax cuts, and embrace extreme deficits. You fear Socialism, so you allow Capitalists to control health care (one of the only things that you could make a case should be a social program). You fear Capitalism so you provide financial assistance to deadbeats and drug dealers. You fear genetic engineering so you support destruction of the scientific communities. You fear government intervention so you elect a regime that guts the SEC and gives the banking industry a free ride and then sit back and wonder why Enron, Madoff, and mortgage backed securities make headlines.

What happened to middle of the road? Why is the middle such a bad spot according to the pundits? Why are politicians that consider both sides considered wish washy? Why have politics become so extreme? Why do we have to balance the Presidency and Congress with only two (or three) choices? Because it's the only thing sheep understand! Two choices. Yes or no. Vanilla or chocolate. Conservative or liberal. Democrat or Republican. Can you fucking handle that? Is that dumbed down enough for you? Are you capable of either/or? So many voters practice douchebag politics that the two parties know this and cater to them. You are easy prey. You will buy whatever they are selling because you like the fucking salesman. Further, you may not even like THIS salesman – you may have simply liked a salesman from a long time ago that shared the same party. You are guaranteed votes. You are foregone conclusions. You are mindless spokes in a wheel. You are commodities. They ARE laughing at you, do you hear them?

If you are not questioning the intents and actions of your government representatives individually based on merit, intent, adherence of policy to your version of “The Good”, and past performance you are making potentially catastrophic errors that could impact us all. If you cannot evaluate based on these factors you are causing more harm than good by voting. You are a douchebag. Many times, there is no such thing as an either/or. It takes more brain power than simply dialing in Rush. Douchebags are Republicans. Douchebags are Democrats. Douchebags are spokes in a wheel. Icons are decision makers, policy shapers, and independent thinkers that evaluate choices based on their assessment of right and wrong and the outcome that they choose to dictate. Icons are wooed, not controlled. Icons are swing voters. Icons do not settle for mediocrity. Icons demand excellence.

-B. Iconic