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Talivangelists (or Political Extortionists)
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Talivangelists (or Political Extortionists) Both major political parties in the US have long displayed patterns similar to questionable groups abroad. I found it amusing how the Affordable Care Act can be viewed as a complicated version of the social services provided to the Palestinian people by Hezbollah in an attempt to curry (Should that term be used with regards to Muslims, with their history with the Hindu people? Food for thought.) favor with the population while their actions have led to civilian casualties. I won't go into Republican links, the other side of the isle, since the ties to socialism are much less complicated and easier to make. Let's just say that the Republicans will use scare tactics that the Democrats also depend on with regards to issues like global warming. They're all really just different shades of the same grey. That said, where did the term Talivangelists come to my broadly bounding mind? In case it wasn't already painfully obvious, it is a combination of the Taliban and Televangelists. The Taliban being a student organization in Pakistan that evolved and took a hard-line approach when it crossed the border and took root in Afghanistan. The televangelists were and are those delightful religion's precursor to reality TV stars, larger than life figures who would show you the way to salvation if you opened your pocket books wide enough (To be fair, the ones on TV today aren't as “God will take me home if I don't raise *X amount of money*” as they were in the past.). The Talivangelist is the politician who uses the fear tactics of both groups. The Talivangelist can appear to represent the will or best interests of the people, just as their namesakes did. They unify people under a common goal. They offer protection from unpleasant circumstances. They offer hope. In the last presidential election, both parties put forward candidates for president who were Talivangelists. Romney was more obvious in his pandering, while Obama made people believe in what he was saying. Romney leaned Taliban, while Obama leaned televangelist. The Tea Party are Talivangelists. They use fear as a unifying factor. Whether that be fear of big government, fear of alien invasion, or fear of losses of personal liberties, fear unifies those who would support Rand Paul and Ted Cruz. Which begs the question of whether a Talivangelist can be a good thing. The Taliban was wrong in ceasing the power of a unified Afghanistan to force the country back into the Dark Ages with regards to the rights of women and religious freedom. Denying an education is denying the population a future. Destroying centuries old monuments representing another religion destroys a part of the country's rich cultural heritage. The Taliban was a failure in Afghanistan because it sought to crush a large segment of the population. The televangelists where wrong when they used their positions as representatives of a higher power to exploit the masses into providing lavish lifestyles they followed. By allowing the status of television personality to go to their heads, the Bakers were crushed by the general bacchanal of their lives. Roberts claim that he'd be called home unless he raised eight million dollars had a similar effect. Osteen might have it right, but only time will tell. Good intentions is a paving material, after all. Communism was a good idea that never made it into human trials. The socialist governments that toute and touted themselves under that title never followed the heart of the program, from each according to their ability, to each according to their need. Socialism is alive and well and exploited in any number of ways by a variety of people. But communism requires cooperation on a level that the typical human being wouldn't comply with unless they got a little extra. Which brings us back to socialism. And it is a rainy night here in balmy San Antonio. My mood may be a touch melodramatic as a result. Good things on the horizon, though. Well wishes on my journey always appreciated. |
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