In the spring of 2012 Bill Clinton was interviewed and stated that the Presidency ought to be 10-years not 4 because in the first-term, you were constantly running for office and too worried about doing the business of the people. I am not sure I want a US President for 10-years, but I do believe it is at least one of the problems with our dysfunctional DC.
Now then, maybe we need a 6-year term, and a second term of 4-years to allow the executive branch to finish what they started or change course if they've not done as promised? Hard to say really, however one thing is certain; these never ending political seasons are dividing us not uniting us.
Personally, I am blown away by the insane Mass Media negative news clips, shows, and attempts by TV, Radio, Newspapers to propel chaos and controversy creating more sound and fury pushing unstable people over the top to violent action. I am equally disturbed by the rudeness online in political topics. An interesting article you might wish to read was in the Wall Street Journal on October 2, 2012 titled; "Why We Are So Rude Online," by Elizabeth Bernstein. She's right of course, and it's both sides really.
Consider the blogosphere, online forums, social networks, Twitter, and of course the viral email distribution is out of control. The behavior is outrageous and I can tell all that anger and banter is finding its way into the real world too. If you doubt this just sit in a coffee shop or hang out at the beach, a park, or even a bus stop and listen to the vitriol (acidic) conversations which are eroding our personal politics.
Indeed, upon review of it all, politics seems to be a terrible way to run society. Unfortunately, as many have stated, people are divided on topics and emotional about it all. When it comes to the online virtual world, well this is the content that web surfers are interested in. It's sometimes unfortunate that the online readers seek the most combative content rather than looking to reason, information, facts, and philosophical debate. It is beginning to remind me of the Jerry Springer Show.
Overall, I'd say the more intellectual articles I've read on a few content websites are for the most part not as bad as what I've read in other Internet venues, which I suppose is just as well. However if 90% of the websites including all the comments on the major media sites are entering "the dark web" then obviously we have a bigger and deeper problem.
Is anything being filtered online? Yes, I believe so, but then again we have a free-speech problem when we do that. You see, I even wonder if some search engines are purposely filtering highly negative content against certain candidates, it seems so. Of course, this helps one candidate over another, which is also a problem, and in a way an abuse of power I'd say. Still, many campaigns are out in full force commenting on news articles to make their candidate look better or the opponent worse.
Yes, it is political season. And in the US at least, it seems we are "all in" when it comes to our politics. Maybe it's time to tone it down a little, not for the sake of political correctness, rather for the sake of the future national dialogue and our great nation. Please consider all this and think on it.
Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Political Concepts. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net/
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