Pop Culture Politics…
Posted on May 13, 2013
I never got into politics when I was younger. I suppose most children throughout history haven’t really been enthralled with the precise inner workings of what makes a society tick. In our youths are imagination commands every available second our attention spans have to offer. As kids we spend so much of our adolescence rebelling against the structure being thrust upon us from all directions the last thing we tend to think about is what that structure into being.
As soon as you make that pilgrimage into adulthood and start paying taxes and saving for the future you begin to understand why your parents were watching the news and screaming obscenities at that magic picture box.
I think that’s one of the reasons our American young people have yet to become involved in politics. Politics is both chess and checkers. It is a game of kings as well as a game that can make them.
But our young aren’t cast from the front steps at eighteen with a backpack and a prayer anymore. We live with our parents well into our twenties not knowing the longer we stay immersed in social media and entertainment the more time the house has to stack the deck.
The other problem is that learning politics is very much like learning a different language. And unlike Spanish this language is not romantic and there are no hot women that will be impressed if you can direct them to the bano.As a matter of fact it’s the most boring language of all. In a time where more than 140 characters is only interesting in a Game of Thrones it takes far too much time to decipher whats being said.
There’s all these acronym’s and talking points to frame and showcase one part while totally ignoring the rest. It’s SOPA, PIPA, CISPA how the fuck are we supposed to follow what’s going on. By the time I’ve Googled one they’re onto the next talking point, much like school only giving me enough time memorize the answer I’ve been given.
And these explosively dull discussions are amplified exponentially because the rest of television is so inviting and palatable. I mean why would you care about the ramifications of Citizens United or NDAA when you could watch The Walking Dead Breaking Bad…. You know?
So in light of this observation I decided to take some time and write a short story describing the American political machine using a language that we understand far too well… Here we go.
Once Upon a Time, there was A Gifted Man who was Up All Night dreaming about Living Single. But in reality he was a Family Guy in a Full House with Family Matters. He was Married with Children, Bored to Death and tired of being The Biggest Loser.
Desperately trying to escape this American Horror Story he wanted to become an American Idol, change his Hustle become The Apprentice and watch these Mad Men play their Game of Thrones trying to finally figure out Who’s the Boss?
He soon discovered that these Royal Pains and Hoarders had an X Factor. They were Cheaters, using their Street Smarts and Criminal Minds to build a House of Lies to cover up their Covert Affairs in The West Wing to collect their Bones… Leaving this country in Jeopardy.
Unsupervised they disobey Law and Order. In Plain Sight! The Numb3rs aren’t Lost, there’s a Body of Proof and they’re the Prime Suspect and it’s Elementary that every Person of Interest has Partners but because they have all the Leverage there can be no Revolution or Revenge until The Price is Right.
So allll across American from Southland to South Park to Jersey Shore, Scrubs and Friends are Drawn Together to have a Intervention but this soon becomes Spin City.
Determined To Catch a Predator I then ask this Shameless White Collar Entourage in Suits why they feel Justified to Lie to Me. And when we’re all finally about to hear The Voice of Big Brother…. They’e Saved by the Bell and those are The Facts of Life.
And that’s pop culture politics/
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Remember I could be totally wrong about all of this…