Politics is always about relationships. These relationships are kind of like the ones we have in our daily lives.
Monarchy mirrors a patriarchal family. Totalitarianism mirrors a dysfunctional, alcoholic, and abusive patriarchal family.
American democracy, on the other hand, is not like a family relationship. Our democracy is dating. More than that, our democracy is the third date.
The early days of dating always have a healthy dose of self-delusion in them. You think your favorite politicians love you for your mind; that's why they finally called you back and asked you out again. But all they really want is your body in the voting booth; they'll tell you anything to get you into bed with them.
Go on, tell me how smart and interesting your new boyfriend is. Tell me how successful he is and how good his prospects are. Sure, make excuses for him and tell me how he meant to call you earlier, how he meant to send you flowers, how he meant to take you someplace fancy only he forgot his wallet. Come on, tell me how he never lies to you and tell me what he really meant to say.
And then, the next morning, call me up and tell me how he doesn't usually come so quickly, how he didn't really mean to call out those other names, how he didn't really forget your name.
Yeah, that's right. Tell me he loves you.
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We should have kept it every Thursday Thursday Thursday in the afternoon For a couple of beers and a game of pool - MorphinePosted by Martial