true believers
The Alberton Papers, Vol III, # XVIII
By Dick Darne 2-26-07
True Believers
"I wonder what he meant about ‘true-believer-cons’, you know, about them being worse than greedy, larcenous cons?" Johnny asked.
"Well, can you think of an example?" Bill replied.
"I can", exclaimed Todd. "That nut-case Majority Speaker of The House, over in Helena. Used to be one of my Union Brothers. I don’t know what happened to him."
"Probably O-D’d on the kool-aid" offered Bill.
"There’s a little more to it than that" said an authoritative voice. Elder was back.
"You see, it gets mighty tiresome caring about some things. Worrying about our downtrodden and vulnerable citizens. Single mothers and their kids. Hard working, honest people who just can’t catch a break in a system that’s stacked against most people. People who work two or more jobs and still are one paycheck away from disaster. People, young and old, who are one illness away from disaster .All this on top of a heavy obligation of an oath to ‘extend a helping hand to all branches of honorable toil.’. This can take a heavy toll on a man. He did the only thing that seemed sensible at the time. He became a Republican, drank heavily of the kool-aid, subscribed to the con beliefs and now he thinks he’s a happy man. No more worries."
"Well, if ignorance is bliss, I guess so" chuckled Todd. "I wonder if he’d like to come out and have a beer with his old brothers sometime?"
"I’ve seen this a lot over the ages" said Elder "The oppressed become the oppressors. The crusaders for good go bad. The ‘leader’ who leads you out leads you into worse things. The clean become corrupted."
"By-golly", said Johnny, "Sounds like the kool-aid is more addictive than any of the drugs known to man."
"I’ll offer another little tid-bit for you boys to chew on." said Elder, "then I’ll have to skedaddle over to another ‘Thinkathon’. Read your labor history. Read what a brave hero was John L. Lewis. He organized the coal mines, where it was sorely needed. The story you may have to root a little harder to find is his later years, wearing the three piece suits and hobnobbing with the big business tycoons. And drinking the kool-aid."
Stay tuned and keep-a-thinking. Same time, same place, next week. dd
By Dick Darne 2-26-07
True Believers
"I wonder what he meant about ‘true-believer-cons’, you know, about them being worse than greedy, larcenous cons?" Johnny asked.
"Well, can you think of an example?" Bill replied.
"I can", exclaimed Todd. "That nut-case Majority Speaker of The House, over in Helena. Used to be one of my Union Brothers. I don’t know what happened to him."
"Probably O-D’d on the kool-aid" offered Bill.
"There’s a little more to it than that" said an authoritative voice. Elder was back.
"You see, it gets mighty tiresome caring about some things. Worrying about our downtrodden and vulnerable citizens. Single mothers and their kids. Hard working, honest people who just can’t catch a break in a system that’s stacked against most people. People who work two or more jobs and still are one paycheck away from disaster. People, young and old, who are one illness away from disaster .All this on top of a heavy obligation of an oath to ‘extend a helping hand to all branches of honorable toil.’. This can take a heavy toll on a man. He did the only thing that seemed sensible at the time. He became a Republican, drank heavily of the kool-aid, subscribed to the con beliefs and now he thinks he’s a happy man. No more worries."
"Well, if ignorance is bliss, I guess so" chuckled Todd. "I wonder if he’d like to come out and have a beer with his old brothers sometime?"
"I’ve seen this a lot over the ages" said Elder "The oppressed become the oppressors. The crusaders for good go bad. The ‘leader’ who leads you out leads you into worse things. The clean become corrupted."
"By-golly", said Johnny, "Sounds like the kool-aid is more addictive than any of the drugs known to man."
"I’ll offer another little tid-bit for you boys to chew on." said Elder, "then I’ll have to skedaddle over to another ‘Thinkathon’. Read your labor history. Read what a brave hero was John L. Lewis. He organized the coal mines, where it was sorely needed. The story you may have to root a little harder to find is his later years, wearing the three piece suits and hobnobbing with the big business tycoons. And drinking the kool-aid."
Stay tuned and keep-a-thinking. Same time, same place, next week. dd
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