Roadblocks on our Path
By Shiva
@Shiva49 (26189)
Singapore
October 3, 2018 9:20pm CST
I reflect often on the goings-on around our world. I feel the majority remain disadvantaged being taken for a ride with empty promises by our leaders. We are beset with intractable problems that pin down the common folks. What stands in their way defying solution? My take is:
1. Endless politicking when our leaders end up as mere politicians feathering their own nests.
2. Even on the very basics we stand divided or are manipulated by the few
3. We have people with vision and commitment but they are sidelined by our political system.
4. It is tough to address pressing issues in a timely manner in the present democratic system.
5. Our leaders are not made accountable to deliver on their promises
My take is we should address the bottlenecks and there should be no “sacred cows” to balk our efforts to address the fault lines. It is the duty of leaders to improve the overall wellbeing of the majority than getting stymied by those that stand in our way. We need to look afresh at all issues and with modern technology we can bring about the changes overnight.
Don’t you think we fail to see the big picture as we are getting lost in semantics that leads us nowhere? Time lost cannot be regained.
Image: Roadblocks from Wikimedia Commons
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@JudyEv (325348)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Oct 18
We have the same sorts of problems in Australia. Little gets done because the politicians aren't brave enough to make the hard decisions and the other parties always stand in their way as a matter of principle even if it is obvious that the path is the right one.
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
4 Oct 18
I have seen in a few countries the way democracy works. Oppose when out of power what they had supported earlier and then it is the turn of the others to do the same.
That leads to "if we have friends like them, we need no enemies!". It is high drama and all the noise for nothing that work against the common folks - siva
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@crossbones27 (48395)
• Mojave, California
4 Oct 18
@JudyEv Great point think that is what is happening here. Its frustrating as all hell.
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@crossbones27 (48395)
• Mojave, California
4 Oct 18
Amen, what amazes me his how they do it so open and to their one benefit did say they were going to be more transparent. I guess my beef is the lack of outrage by so many when they saying we do not even respect your life. You here to serve us and we not here to serve you.
Which is a big no no according to a US constitution. I am still wondering what happened to us? Do you feel the same in your country?
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@crossbones27 (48395)
• Mojave, California
4 Oct 18
@Shiva49 Indeed and then have the nerve to throw it back in our face, you are entitled or think you are, No! the only person who thinks they are entitled is you. All we are asking for is common decency and the opportunity to live as a free man or women should. Not that hard, but you greedy and then try to sell us on you need to get more greedy and that is the problem I see and hate.
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
4 Oct 18
@crossbones27 It is said "whoever we elect to power, the boss remains the same" - greed, ego, selfishness and the few who pull the strings from behind the scenes.
We may all be equal in a democracy but some remain more than equal! siva
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@crossbones27 (48395)
• Mojave, California
4 Oct 18
@Shiva49 Indeed, seems like only 10 percent can resist that force, but they are out there and could be more if people stopped catering to the 90 percent that runs things now.
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
9 Oct 18
Thanks. I used to get comments along the same lines when I wrote st Yahoo Contributor Network years ago.
Though I am not much affected by the political sheniganism, I feel a sense of helplessness and despair at the plight of common folks. There is always a slip between the cup and the lip and their hopes remain belied - Siva
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
4 Oct 18
Yes, we are still trapped within a vicious cycle despite our scientific and technological progress.
Love and compassion are hardly practiced in the real world by those who should set an example.
It is hypocrisy in action among the political leaders - siva
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
4 Oct 18
The upliftment of the downtrodden and those at the bottom of the society should deserve all attention so that we become an inclusive society. However, we are stratified into categories and made to see each other as different by our supposed leaders - siva
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@innertalks (20994)
• Australia
4 Oct 18
To throw in a red herring into the mix here, I might ask this question.
Is it always best to see the big picture, or to try to see it, or should we sometimes see the smaller issues too?
The biggest picture is, of course, God's picture, and all other pictures are smaller than this, and so fit into it.
The size of other pictures within God's then, in most circumstances, does not matter, unless it too doesn't fit into God's picture.
When a small picture is working itself into God's picture, the big picture is always then the best for all to see, but when a minor picture distorts itself to fit into some other minor picture, like into a particular political view of someone else's, for example, the view of the individual is lost, and when the individual pixel is not clear, the whole picture is blurred then too, if only if ever so lightly/proportionately, for those others trying to view it.
This will always be so except for those rare individuals that are already God realised and so always see the big picture from God's perspective rather than from any other perspective. They look down from above onto God's painting then, not upwards through the clouds.
Photo Credit:
The photo used here was freely sourced from the free media site: pixabay.com.
Are we really seeing the biggest picture, or are we still looking from some head in the sand approach?
@innertalks (20994)
• Australia
5 Oct 18
@Shiva49 And yet, I still count my lucky stars that I am living in such a "democracy" at this time in history.
With some of my beliefs, I probably would have been burnt at the stake if I had been around two hundred years ago. At least, this doesn't happen in these more "modern" times.
On the other hand, if my mother was in a country like the Philippines right now, there is almost no way, that she could still be surviving. They have to pay a fortune for any medical treatment of any kind.
Here the 'system" provides her with a nurse visit for free, many times a week, and also they gave her a hospital bed to place in my sister's house, with an air mattress, to better relieve her weight, or more lack of weight, problems. He backbone sticking out so much now makes it painful for her to sleep at night.
The overall system has improved in some countries then, but the pollies, still try to rule the roost, and collect as many golden eggs for themselves, as is possible.
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
5 Oct 18
Thanks, Steve for drawing attention to the bigger picture.
My lament was generations have been betrayed in poor countries due to deception by political leaders.
The supposed democracy and freedom are used as smokescreens to hoodwink them that they are calling the shots while in reality they are taken for a ride.
Justice delayed is justice denied and entire generations are now denied what is their due - reward based on justice.
The smaller picture is influenced by a selfish lot and the dismal ride continues with the majority hoping against hope. It is a daily news of boat people risking their lives to leave their lands with many perishing in the process.
Politicians make merry, declare wars, but they are far removed from such suffering - siva
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@Shiva49 (26189)
• Singapore
5 Oct 18
@innertalks I know Australia is among the countries that have a very good health care system. I recall an elderly gentleman who visited his daughter in Sydney decades ago from India while she was pregnant. He was so impressed with the hospital setup that he asked his wife "can I try for a goal so that you also can have a delivery here?"
I recall a foreign journalist based in France lamenting about the high taxation; then he had a bout with cancer and realized how well they took care of him. Everything was free and he paid only ten francs in all.
There is a joke here it is cheaper to die than fall sick. Now things are in place but there is a hefty copayment involved.
Yes, the days of "off with his head", without even looking at the person, are behind us. Social media, though cuts both ways, is a stress reliever. We can find niche areas, even let off steam and still keep our heads!
Still, I feel the common folks in many places get a raw deal when it comes to fairness or, rather, some get away scot-free taking advantage of the system - siva
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