Those government lights force pure democracy on everyone who comes up to them. Here we have a lesson in, and a demonstration of the central core of civilization and living in peace. Then along comes a scofflaw, acting like a usurper, facist pig with a Hitler ego who commits a coup d’etat and, saying “To hell with your democracy; I’m the boss here and I am now the government.” They are the bozos who are crying, “Get the government off our backs!” (Guess who!) And this criminal thug, or would-be suicide bomber, runs the red light, or tries to speed through the warning, loop-hole yellow light, consequences be damned! The mindless drunk. The high testosterone youth, or party girl, or greedy paparazzi—I think that translates to “sand fly” or “flea”, some kind of parasite. The old duck who shouldn’t be driving. The cel phone addict. The—well, the list is long. Driving is a dutiful skill and requires full attention and hard work and a lot of cooperation—the democratic spirit. (I am not holier than thou. But I give myself hard, finger-shaking lectures to renew my acquaintance with first principles.) What’s your excuse? You name it.
It’s anti-democratic behavior, and, therefore, un-American. Same with all the signs of democratic government, speed limits, red stop signs, etc. There are plenty facists among us. Everybody’s in danger. (I get insulted for driving the speed limit in a 55 mph zone!) And we call ourselves a democracy! Most do not know the operational definition of democracy. I have just given a micrcosmic one.
You can calculate one gauge of the level of democracy we have achieved by looking at the traffic report and each individual’s traffic record. There is mayhem everyday reported on the traffic report. The TV traffic specialists never bother to look at yesterday’s police reports and give us a summary of the causes for yesterday’s roadway mayhem. That would be different!
It is not YOYO! (You’re On Your Own!) It’s, We’re All in This Together (WAITT)!
Digression:
I also have a beef with the weather reports. So-called “meteorologists”—they have to have proper credentials to style themselves as “meteorologists”—have a more difficult time thinking creatively about their functions. They should be giving us proper understanding of the jargon they use. Educate us! They might also give us a bar or line graph of the weather trends over the past # of days, weeks, months, years, decades. Educate us about changes in trends, if possible. They should also be sparing with the cartoon weather and give us the satellite, or other big-picture weather more often.
