I consider myself a pseudo intellectual
(Pseudo means fake right?)
As such I like to think about systems of ethics
(Or at least what I think that is)
I come up with all kinds of crazy stuff
For instance, my Three Pillars Of The Frontier
1 Own outright what you got
2 Create more than you need
3 Do not stand by while others suffer
I think of all kinds of stuff like this
(Animal Farm is a great book about the natural degradation of ethical systems)
But, yesterday, oh boy
I was watching C-Span
Did you know that the Senate operates under rules that they set forth themselves?
Committee rules etc.
You probably did know that, but…
Did you also know that they can vote to wave the rules when they don’t like them
To apply later when they do
Ha!
I laugh because it is so obviously stupid
And unethical
Either get rid of the rule
Or apply it
Or do we all get to pick and choose when to, and when not to, follow whatever laws we choose?
Why even have a legislature?
I swear! I think they are either outright evil
Or they’ve been in the political environment so long
They are blind
Probably some of both
I’ve read a bunch of stuff in my life
A bunch of stuff I do not understand
One time I read this game theory study
I cannot even pronounce the names of these people
Let alone broach the subject at their level
But the short of it was
Leading by example is the most effective
And productive
Form of leadership
Anyway, I’m just a dumb guy
Who continually fails at being moral
(Maybe I should be a Senator? Ha!)
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