Today’s early morning class interaction was obviously an interesting one as the events that transpired vindicated the phrase “brain over brawn.”
A class activity was presented in a way to let us see if we can choose a proper political candidate based on trivial facts of the person(s) personal life. My personal way of reading a person is often seeing the mirror image of a person’s identity that they keep in an environment. It is seen in fictional characters and real life people, past and present, that if their personal lives are mismanaged, miserable, messy, and seem to really live their lives opposed to being neatly clean cut often have a professional life that is devoted to a large responsibility spanned over an even greater amount of areas that need attention. The activity I will write below with my own comments on each individual as well as peer’s thoughts. In particular I will focus on an ex-marine who already has a distaste for his fellow man. (Not a people person as he stated in front of the class).
As mentioned above the class was presented some trivia on three individual political candidates. The class will vote which political candidate would be best for a position in politics basing their decision of the individual(s) personal life. The examples given was the life of former President Bill Clinton and the late President John F. Kennedy. Both lived larger than lifestyles, drank, had relations outside of marriage. However their contributions and career in the White House far exceeded those negatives as the people were taken care of and bills were passed to pave the way for better lives for the majority, if not all.
Right away the military grunt, as he shall remain named in this posting, made it clear that he despised former President Bill Clinton for he is a “bad president.” Let it be known that former President Bill Clinton destroyed the nation debt, put money in everyone’s pockets, and made the computer technology everyone now enjoys more available to everyone. Despite this, he holds firmly on his opinion as anyone should.
The first political candidate’s trivia was filled with tales of ties to criminal organizations, drank several martinis a day, had relations outside of marriage, and what sounded like to be a rough personal life. This is the candidate I voted for. Anyone’s reasoning for being involved with a criminal organization is always for the fact that they need something done which the regular and lawful way cannot do or will take too long to act upon. Whatever it is that drives these individuals to relieve their stress through such extreme means often reflects their jobs are high in responsibility and that they do care as in it effects them so much.
Upon my vote to this candidate, the grunt issued a statement of “This is why you people voted for Obama.” in such a tone that obviously vocalized his disapproval and an attempt to front his alpha male image.
The second candidate, no exciting comments on this one, was a political candidate who smoked and polished off his evening with half a bottle of whiskey every night.
It is notable that this individual received the most votes.
The final candidate is an individual who has a military record, served in a war, a vegetarian, does not consume alcohol but rarely has a beer, and was faithful to his girlfriend.
Here is where it got interesting. The grunt finally spoke up and for nearly five minutes praised this individual for his military service record, faithfulness to his love interest, the conviction it takes to be a vegetarian, and his near abstinence to alcohol which certainly makes this person the cream of the crop in this young man’s eyes. He believed that a person with these personal qualities would make a great candidate for politics, not the other two that other people voted for. (probably Obama supporters).
The reveals were
1. Franklin D. Roosevelt (which I said out loud before the reveal)
2. Winston Churchill
3. Adolf Hitler
Vindication is the word I would describe the big reveal as the most outspoken of the group praised the arguably most inhuman monster who ever lived and chastised the individuals who had accomplished so much that mankind has leaped forward ever since. It was certainly a surprising turn of events that lead to an uproar of laughter and stares to the grunt.
To his credit, the characteristics that he hold valuable are great things that someone should have and most would want to see in our leaders today. It just so happens that the person who held these values also tried to destroy an entire group of people and dictate the world much to our displeasure. Not all vegetarians are evil and some politicians with war records achieved great and legendary political careers, such as George Washington and Theodore Roosevelt.
