Posted on 11/13/2022 8:34:52 AM PST by Michael.SF.
The puzzle as to who is really running the country, has been with us for some time. Certainly, all logic points to the fact the Joe Biden is an example of a man who has risen to his level of incompetence. His age, reflecting the early stages of dementia, makes him a prime target for manipulation.
Those closest to him in the West Wing are making the day-to-day decisions, but where are they getting their direction? In a strong Presidency, that would be the President, the is the captain of the ship, as was the case with President Trump. Obviously, Biden is not the one articulating a cohesive strategy.
So, who is actually directing the massive bureaucracy of the nation? Is it possible that numerous, well-entrenched bureaucrats and appointees’ function, to a large degree, much like a beehive, an ant colony, or a ship on automatic pilot?
Plato likened governance to a ship at sea. Is it possible that we have a ship of state running virtually on automatic pilot? Of course, Biden is the titular head, but the controls were all set before he officially came on board. This then represents a far worse scenario than the failures of a temporary leader like Biden.
With the surprising rise of President Trump, the ship was taken off of automatic pilot, the resultant was tantamount to a mutiny by the crew. But the ship sailed on, the course was steady, but not without rough seas as the crew fought the new leadership.
Depending on the policy selected, and more importantly who the policy maker is, instructions may be delayed or outright circumvented. This has never been more evident than during the Trump Presidency.
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Satan
Not the American Citizen, that’s for sure and for certain.
Obama.
Remarkably interchangeable replies.
“Who’s Running this Ship of Fools?”
I believe Biden and his administration are the Ship of Fools and Soros/Obama/Rice/etc etc are steering the Ship of Fools.
Obamanites and the death to America Marxist Muslim coalition.
Add a healthy portion of Ayers.
Surely not Rocky and Bullwinkle’s own Captain Wrong-way Peachfuzz, come-to-real-life cartoon character Biden. Joe Stolen can’t find the john without help.
>>Is it possible that numerous, well-entrenched bureaucrats and appointees’ function, to a large degree, much like a beehive, an ant colony, or a ship on automatic pilot?
It is certainly possible.
After all, conservatives believe that the economy works best if it is left to operate on its own under the rule of law, free markets, and the self-interested actions of individual businesses.
Why wouldn’t the same be true of government bureaucracies?
Ronal Regan was successful by pursuing a small number of priority objectives.
Jimmy Carter failed while scheduling time for players on the White House tennis courts.
Ship of fools, on a cruel sea...
Oh, that I should have lived to see this.
The human race was dyin’ out
No one left to scream and shout
People walking on the moon
Smog will get you pretty soon
Everyone was hanging out
Hanging up and hanging down
Hanging in and holding fast
Hope our little world will last
“Not the American Citizen, that’s for sure and for certain.”
That’s for sure. That’s for danged sure.
But as subjects of the Ruling Class, we are supposed to ‘hold on, sit down, buckle up and (most of all) Shut Up.
I recognize those lyrics
And who is running the runners? It goes on and on. You will never get to the bottom of it.
Satan
The great deception is here
Yeah. That’s what they tell us.
Try these:
We’re setting sail
To the place on the map from which no one has ever returned
Drawn by the promise of the joker and the fool
By the light of the crosses that burn
Drawn by the promise of the women and the lace
And the gold and the cotton and pearls
It’s the place where they keep all the darkness you need
You sail away from the light of the world on this trip baby
Pay, you will pay tomorrow
You’re gonna pay tomorrow
You will pay tomorrow
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don’t want to sail with this ship of fools, no no
Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow
I don’t want to sail with this ship of fools, no no
I want to run and hide
Right now
Avarice and greed are gonna drive you over the endless sea
They will leave you drifting in the shallows
Drowning in the oceans of history
Travellin’ the world, you’re in search of no good
But I’m sure you’ll build your Sodom like I knew you would
Using all the good people for your galley slaves
As your little boat struggles through the the warning waves
But you will pay, you will pay tomorrow
You’re gonna pay tomorrow
You gonna pay tomorrow
Save me, save me from tomorrow
I don’t want to sail with this ship of fools, no
Oh, save me, save me from tomorrow
I don’t want to sail with this ship of fools, no
Where’s it comin’ from or where’s it goin’ to?
It’s just a, it’s just a ship of fools
All aboard
It’ll be stuck in my head all day now.
;D
World Party
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