TO NOT BE MAYOR
While I meet the low requirements to be mayor of this place, something other than my absolute incompetence would keep me out of the office; The oath of office.
I swear, a lot, but I no longer take oaths that might bind my actions to someone else's will. Swearing to uphold the constitutions of the country and the state are simply nonstarters for me. I've read neither constitution and haven't the smarts to understand either. I'd be flat out lying if I took the oath. While political oath takers swear to uphold the laws of our land, most of them (in my never humble opinion) set out to break them as fast as their backsides thump down in some plush chair. They will bully, connive, coerce, castigate, manipulate, bribe, seduce, bamboozle, …show more content…
I was asked to sit in on meetings and offer my opinions, which I sometimes do afterward. (Someone felt the low class bums needed a voice. An amusing idea, so I accepted.) I sat stunned by the abject stupidity (gods forbid it was anything worse than that) of those behind me and before me. I'd just heard the town needs to attract new businesses, preferably Mom & Pop types where the owners are members of the community and not out-of-towners only invested in making their buck rather than building a community. I just heard the town needs to attract the millennials because they have the spendable cash and are the town's future. And now I'm hearing that the only new business in town that is bringing in out-of-town and local millennials (who happen to eat in the area's restaurants and quaff a few drinks in the local watering holes after their turns under the needle) would better suit some collection of ass hats' prejudices and lack of vision (not to forget their complete lack understanding of what millennials spend their money on!) should be elsewhere than the town's beautiful square? (My apologies to hats and asses. I meant no slur of either.)
In my limited understanding of male humans we tend toward two modes of being. We create, build or we tear down, destroy. Most men I've spent any time with are like me in that they are torn between the two. Our parents (if we had both of them) generally pushed us to create rather than destroy. My mom certainly cheered for my creative side, and while Dad didn't openly encourage me to be creative he set the example by being that way
While I meet the low requirements to be mayor of this place, something other than my absolute incompetence would keep me out of the office; The oath of office.
I swear, a lot, but I no longer take oaths that might bind my actions to someone else's will. Swearing to uphold the constitutions of the country and the state are simply nonstarters for me. I've read neither constitution and haven't the smarts to understand either. I'd be flat out lying if I took the oath. While political oath takers swear to uphold the laws of our land, most of them (in my never humble opinion) set out to break them as fast as their backsides thump down in some plush chair. They will bully, connive, coerce, castigate, manipulate, bribe, seduce, bamboozle, …show more content…
I was asked to sit in on meetings and offer my opinions, which I sometimes do afterward. (Someone felt the low class bums needed a voice. An amusing idea, so I accepted.) I sat stunned by the abject stupidity (gods forbid it was anything worse than that) of those behind me and before me. I'd just heard the town needs to attract new businesses, preferably Mom & Pop types where the owners are members of the community and not out-of-towners only invested in making their buck rather than building a community. I just heard the town needs to attract the millennials because they have the spendable cash and are the town's future. And now I'm hearing that the only new business in town that is bringing in out-of-town and local millennials (who happen to eat in the area's restaurants and quaff a few drinks in the local watering holes after their turns under the needle) would better suit some collection of ass hats' prejudices and lack of vision (not to forget their complete lack understanding of what millennials spend their money on!) should be elsewhere than the town's beautiful square? (My apologies to hats and asses. I meant no slur of either.)
In my limited understanding of male humans we tend toward two modes of being. We create, build or we tear down, destroy. Most men I've spent any time with are like me in that they are torn between the two. Our parents (if we had both of them) generally pushed us to create rather than destroy. My mom certainly cheered for my creative side, and while Dad didn't openly encourage me to be creative he set the example by being that way