POLITICS IN OUR TIMES ......

Few people around the world are totally indifferent to the United States, its politics and politicians. As the U.S had in the past century always played a big role and interfered heavily in world's affairs. The supposedly greatest power on earth evokes strong and contrasting sentiments, either you love America, despite its flaws, or you hate it, not withstanding its arrogance and selfish partiality.

Lately America is showing signs of retreat and weakness, at least vis-a-vis China and few other powers ... let's quickly look at how the political game is being played in our times; Always and invariably, everywhere, the best way to reach somewhere is to listen to all sides, to both sides at least of any position or argument, and only then make an educated decision on any matter, our major problem nowadays is that most politicians everywhere are becoming little dictators, playing the nationalistic, fascistic side, imitating and competing as to who can do more and beat all others.

to name a few, our own Mr. Trump, Mr. Bolsonaro of Brazil, Mr. Putin, Orban of Hungary , Erdogan of Turkey, Netanyahu of Israel, Bin Salman of Saudi, Modi of India, and the list goes on with some traditional dictators as in Syria, political parties as in Lebanon, and theocracies as in Iran ... and more in Africa , Latin America and Asia. This is not good for the future of our world combined, but only serves these politicians, their families and oligarchies.

All these politicians enforce policies and tactics that only listen and get advise strictly from one side, their followers are driven and brainwashed to listen to one side, the side they like, and keep their opinions and actions and votes in check with the official propaganda. This is the typical partisanship of many engaged people in politics, and politicians who blindly endorse the one side to serve their survivability and strict interests.

We only listen to one side, our side, no matter how demagogue and sometimes irrational our side is, and always act accordingly. The U.S. will end up suffering  and paying for some of the worse effects in the world, because of its incompetent leadership and their one sided system and experts. The president, his administration and some States governors and mayors, who all follow a one prescribed policy dictated by incompetence and immaturity.

The U.K. and Brazil and some other spots are already paying for imitating our foolish model of leadership and shortsightedness. Of course some big, big money will make its way to some big pockets and their political benighted beneficiaries, at the expense of too many innocents who could have been spared and saved.   

The challenges in our lives, all over, are massive, but we must have the courage and enough compassion to fight for the world that is still possible, never has this been more clear and obvious than it is right now, in the midst of our global crisis and irresponsibilities. We will have enough time to calmly inspect and caution each and every country of its delays and cover up, it's not the time now to find culpable, culprits and victims to clear our conscience, and justify ourselves and our acts.

                       My, as always, many thanks to all my good readers, stay safe.