dysfunctional_family dafremen Here's the deal: Our country is not a business. It is more like a household. Everyone has their own way of thinking and acting, and we don;t always agree or get along. Some of the members of this household do more to pitch in than others. Some are slobs, some are neat freaks. Some are very strict and serious..but they take care of business and make sure things keep running. Some are crazy, goofy and illogical..but they make you laugh sometimes, and they keep us going when we're almost out of steam from the paper chase. Our country is a family. Not a business. Not a nation of enemies who have to backstab each other. Not a team sport with winners and losers. If we don't all win in some small measure. We all lose. So you Liberal/Dem "Leaders": You're the mom in this family. It's nice that you want a perfect house, where everyone's happy all of the time and everyone gets to do what they want all of the time. But that means hard work too. So stop allowing your favorites to sit on their asses and have everything. Put them to work too. And its ok to have concerns, but don't be one of those naggy shrew bitches that's never satisfied. Definitely don't be one of those silly, frivolous moms who spends the entire budget on feel good bullshit. Yes, a telescope for little Edwin the astronomer would be nice, but little Jimmy's living on the street right now and Cynthia can't get off of Meth, so it's not in the budget at the moment. And don't be one of those ridiculous, short-sighted moms who spoils the crap out of some of her kids and lets others do all of the work with little or no reward. And don't give them everything they want without making them earn it. Nurture them when they're sick, but don't let them fool you and don't be a sucker for lies. That's how you make lying deceitful people. And stop saying "whatever you want to do is fine as long as you don't hurt anybody." That's not true. There are other people in this family. They have feelings and a way they'd like to live too that needs to be taken into consideration. Having your oversexed teens screwing all over the house in front of the younger kids is BAD parenting. It's also bad media, bad government and bad citizenship. Don't be that kind of mom. --- And Conservatives/Publican "Leaders": You're the dad in this family. Be strict, but don't be a heartless asshole who yells all of the time and punishes the kids he doesn't like mercilessly. And don't be one of those asshole dads who spends more on beer, toys and being a big shot in town than he does on his family. Those guys are dicks too. Don't be the kind of jerk dad that tells his kids to do one thing, but then goes out and does it himself on the sly when he thinks no one is looking. Don't beat your kids or your citizens. Don't starve your children or throw them out in the cold because they didn't do the chores like you wanted them to. And don't expect them all to work as hard as you do. Some of them are actors who will entertain you and some of them are philosophers who will write that clever saying you always use and some of them will one day invent the next big thing while daydreaming out the window. So let them dream. --- Mostly. Be good parents. Stop dividing your family into "good people" and "bad people" just because of the way you see them. Stop trying to convince your people to fight each other just because the two of you can't get along. Stop talking shit about each other in front of your people. Stop thinking it's ok to stab your own family in the back just because you don't like what they have to say or how they live. And start getting big bucks Johnny, the spoiled little fucker in the best bedroom to pony up his share of the family expenses. Bad leaders. Very bad leaders. Now go to your room and think about what you've done. And think about getting some marriage counseling while you're there. 171214 ... unhinged neoliberalism is an intellectual infection that needs cured 171215 what's it to you? who go blather from