“A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even
glancing at, for it leaves out the one country at which Humanity is always landing.
And when Humanity lands there, it looks out, and, seeing a better country, sets sail.
Progress is the realisation of Utopias.”
Oscar Wilde
(a view of a portion of “the cove” Cades Cove, The Great Smoky Mountains National Park /
Julie Cook/ 2018—a little piece of utopia)
Many many years ago when I was but a wee lass in high school, our cheerleaders
would lead the crowds gathered in the stadium, ready for those fall Friday night
gridiron showdowns, with a rousing rendition of
“We’ve got spirit, yes we do, we’ve got spirit, how ’bout you!?”
Back and forth we’d chant…the cheerleaders and the fans…
So now tell me…
why after all these many years later do I hear that same chant resonating in my head,
albeit with a slightly different variation of wording??!!
…”we’ve got trouble, yes we do, we’ve got trouble, how ’bout you?”
I think it’s because this same story keeps popping up over and over again leaving me
nothing but unsettled.
It’s the story about the 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasi-Cortez Socialist Democrat who is
pretty much set to win the New York Congressional seat she’s chomping at the bit over,
come November.
Being 28 years old, she is two years younger than my son…and she is the same age as many
of my former students.
Those who are more idealistic while remaining totally unrealistic.
And I have no problems stating the fact that she, along with most of her millennial cohorts,
all have some unreal and lofty sorts of Utopian notions as to how life should be…
and yet they have no idea of how a Utopian society is to manage itself.
Because in part…there is no such thing nor will there ever be such.
This lack of reality is due in part because they have no real clue as to how many
past societies have attempted such…with each one failing miserably.
Many with tragic results.
Think Hitler, think Lenin, think any sort of cult leader…
All in part due to the fact that this unrealistic desired ideal has no true concept of
management nor of how history will, not if but will, repeat itself.
Physics teaches that any void left open will be filled.
It matters not how it is filled, but the fact is that it will be filled none the less.
Saying all of those wonderful pie in the sky happy words…words spoken because the one
speaking believes folks want to hear such…
Yet has anyone informed these kids that if it sounds too good to be true…
99.9% it is not and will not be true.
People are people and each person, like it or not, has free will—
they…meaning you, me, them and us all have the will to do such and to play along…
or…
we have the choice not to do such and not to play along…
the will to actually opt out of this whole cooperation notion of kumbaya living.
Reading a recent article by the freelance writer Lauren DeBellis Appell, I was alarmingly
reminded of how this democracy of ours is really teetering on a precipice.
Ms. Appell writes:
“The 28-year-old candidate acts like she’s the millennial version of Oprah,
except there’s one major distinction.
All the “free” stuff she’s giving away has to be paid for by someone–
and in this case it’s not her.
It’s you–the American taxpayer.”
And that’s the thing…so many young up and coming politicians, along with, sadly,
some of their senior mentor members, are touting some really grandiose ideas.
It’s a marvelously bright new sort of futuristic day waiting for you, me and everyone…
yet the problem is that money does not grow on trees, there is no fairy godmother,
and there are no magic hocus pocus words to zap all of these dreamy thoughts into a living,
functioning reality.
Pretty happy words remain empty when there remains no meat on the bone.
There must be the necessary finances and concrete plans to back up these futuristic
Utopian visions.
Burdens such that cannot be borne on the shoulders of the working middle class.
Hopefulness will always be a must, but reality is always the bottom line of necessity…
It is the requirement needed in order for any society to function successfully…
Idealistic dreamy sorts of ramblings offered by those seeking leadership roles will remain
merely dreamy notions for as long as these hoped-for leaders have no concept as to how
things work, how things are paid for, how monies are raised and secured and how people
are governed.
People will not remain mindless lemmings for long.
History teachers us such.
Thus it is mandatory that these young hopefull wannabes study the history of past nations,
governments and leaderships…
For a pig wearing lipstick is still just a pig.
Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances
contrary to the teaching which you learned, and turn away from them.
Romans 16:17
cookiecrumbstoliveby 
Well said, Julie. I’m afraid of what we have created in this Mellinnal generation with all the participation trophy mentality.
thank you Don…and by the way…are you feeling better or still hospital bound?
I’m due to be transferred to a rehab hospital tomorrow for more IV therapy, wound care, and PT. The estimated release date is Sept.20th. That said, I’m feeling better than when I was hospitalized on the 19th.
Well that is a relief Don— I told Wally prayers are being lifted up for healing!!
And now I’ll pray you won’t go stir crazy or starve due to too much hospital food ☺️
Lol.
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She will most likely win. She is probably the right one to lead the millenials. Together with her cohorts she will serve her constituents with promises she can’t keep and a much different job than she expected it to be.
We will call that reality 😚
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I’ve just finished reading Plato’s “Republic,” in which he imagined a perfectly run society. His Utopia would also have been a nightmare of government control and a lack of freedom. J.
Funny how such a notion remains the same all these many centuries later— no one seems to learn…
Like telling a four year old you don’t have money to buy him a trinket – his response, “Just write a check like you did for the groceries.” Reminds me I have a confederate dollar around here someplace. It is not worth the effort to look for it I also have a couple of dollars that are or were worth one hundred cents; they are called “silver certificates” and I know where they are. The other dollar bills around here – about 28 cents, maybe. The chances are Ms Ocasi-Cortez thinks she can just command more dollar bills to be made. How many of her followers would understand a word of this comment?
As in the gold in Fort Knox no longer backs the currency and so the paper on which our currency is printed probably holds more sway than the currency itself—but who cares, let’s just print more and more like there’s no tomorrow simply cause we can and we want all this “stuff”—
I’m guessing these hotshots calling for socialism haven’t had many lessons in economics, budgeting, and other life saving kinds of things. But that’s not terribly important up against the fact that they really need to know first whether they are male or female. Really need to know that before the next Women’s March.
Of course because you really need to know which march your gender is suppose to show up for!
Outstanding!! Sigh…”those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it” is demonstrated in our time. We so need to be on our knees for this country of ours! ❤ ❤
I fear we are in store for a real mess