August 20, 2012
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The Presidential Candidates….it’s about perception
PERCEPTIONPerception is everything in life. But no two people can mutually see or agree on what they see. When I was a youngster, I remember the “Duck and Cover” drills in elementary school. As I crouched under my old wooden desk, I would look up and study the assorted gum wads plastered under the desk like I was an archeologist. Were these fossilized remnants of Bazooka or Double Bubble? Some appeared to be pre-war Juicy Fruit and maybe some post-war Double mint.
As I sat on the floor, curled up like a frightened possum, I pondered about the enemy we were so afraid of that we had these drills every week for. I knew the drills were important cause radiation could turn you into a stalking monster with atom rays shooting out of your eyes….I had seen the movies. But, no one really saw our enemy the same way. My perception was that it was huge guys with ugly beards and big boots that wanted to blow us up and eat all our food. I never knew why, cause even my parents had conflicting views. My friend Jeff said they wanted to burn everybody’s face off and make all the kids go to school everyday of the year just like their kids. That worried me more than burning my face off! Later in life, I came to realize that the Soviet people were very kind and simple folk, that had grown up being afraid of Americans burning their faces off. Perception.
When I went to Vietnam, as a young man, I understood my enemy to be poorly equipped with no concept of modern warfare. I was told that they did not want the war and in fact, they were terrified of the Imperialist . I learned later that war was all they had known for a hundred years and they were all willing to die as long as they could take at least one Yankee aggressor with them to Marxist heaven. Some of the most savage of all warriors at only 5 foot 3 inches and 115 pounds. Perception.
As a married man, I viewed my wife as a gyrating bimbo with the expertise to flambé my libido and love barnacles until I cried Mama! She was also called Mama by two precious cherubs that saw her as a loving, caring and gentle Mom. Perception.
Today….I’m looking at the presidential candidates. To me, they’re like car mechanics. One says he’s only half done fixing my car and that’s why it only goes 5 miles an hour, but it will get faster in a few years and then my grandkids can drive it. The other presidential mechanic says to simply trust him, that he can fix my car as good as new, over seas, and for less money. Well, my perception to all this is that all future car mechanics will be Chinese.
Just saying……Charlie
Comments (7)
good thoughts on perception. what my dad told me about the Russians was i had to work twice as hard in school in order to maintain pace with how hard their children worked. however one might look at that it was good advice, i think. today that could apply to several European countries, China and India. my ex wife, born and raised in Germany was completely fluent in 8 languages and language was not her major. she also had a PhD in her major. her English was better than mine haha. i met many as educated as her in Germany.
Really, I think there may be no right or wrong, it’s just perception…
I have been leaning more towards the one who sounds like he is more interested in preserving social security and medicare. The truth is I think we are all screwed.
Good post.
I love reading you posts!>>> As a married man, I viewed my wife as a gyrating bimbo with the expertise to flambé my libido and love barnacles until I cried Mama! She was also called Mama by two precious cherubs that saw her as a loving, caring and gentle Mom. haha i love the choice of words!
You have stated about the politicians very well. It is perception alright.
i thought it was the indians that is currently buying all the car manufacturers…
anyway, yep, it is all about perception when it come to politics… the one that can fool people the best into thinking that they can do stop the economy from continue to spiral down might win the vote of the people.. (actually, we do know that whichever candidate don’t have the power to do anything about it, because, those with money will be the ones pulling the strings anyway regardless of the one elected, but it is much easier to shove the reality under the rug rather than contemplate on such dire reality)
I didn’t look at the gum on the bottom of the wooden desks, I keep my head down like I was told to
I bet you brought in your dimes for savings bonds too… I perceived this to be a great post .