Welcome to the Jungle
From: donquijote1954 (nolionnoproblem_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/16/05
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Date: 16 Mar 2005 03:11:05 -0800
HOW POLITICS WORKS
(This little, tiny story is part of a series, in which I explain to my
little daughter how things work.)
Politics works like this: Big People of Big Country buy Big People of
Little Country, who, by the way, will be elected in "democratic
elections" thanks to big bucks; Big People of Big Country give big
loans to Little Country (of course, to buy "made in Big Country"); Big
People of Little Country pocket a big chunk and invest it in the Big
Country, without ever investing in real development (education, health,
the environment, etc); Little People of Little Country work for ever to
pay back what they never got; Big People of Little Country thank Big
People of Big Country in the name of Little Country, and promise to
repay the big debt; and Little People of Little Country get big
promises, just like Little People of Big Country. And they lived
happily ever after...
HOW THE LAW WORKS... FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LION
One day the King of the Jungle, tired of being called a "Tyrant,"
gathered the most cunning animals in the kingdom, chief among them the
Foxes... He said to them: "It's mighty unjust that I am not recognized
for what I am. You know full well that the best of my SCRAPS, after
you, go to the Little Animals... Well, I want you to write LAWS, so
from now on it'll be them, and not me, who would rule over this God
chosen kingdom..."
After a few months of hard deliberations (and a few "private parties"
and "business trips") the Foxes (now turned politicians) returned with
a long, long book of laws written in a language so hard to understand
to the Little Animals that they thought it was old Greek. After
translation, it started like this: "The animals with a mane will be
treated like kings; the animals with paws and teeth will be above the
Laws; and the animals who will represent the interests of the Little
Animals, us, will be granted a raise in benefits and status... Of
course, ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION will be considered ILLEGAL, and
will result in the Lion eating the Little Animal..."
THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE
Once upon a time, in the deep jungle, lived a Lion and a Monkey... One
day the Monkey, tired of the Lion always taking the LION'S SHARE, and
seeing that such injustice represented a danger to all, demanded
JUSTICE... The Lion, yawning and stretching, said, "You would have to
have paws and sharp teeth..." Then the Monkey, who was very clever,
devised a plan: He would go to the costume store, and look like a
lion...
When the HUNGRY LION saw him, noticing that the new lion wasn't a match
for him, and fearing COMPETITION, killed him on the spot --before the
indifferent look of the little animals of the jungle... And that's how
the Law of the Jungle was re-established one more time...
NOTE: Other monkeys survived him...
THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE II
After killing the monkey, the Lion --dressed is his best CAMOUFLAGE,
the lie-- gathered all the little animals of the jungle and announced:
"Today we have successfully eradicated one of the major threats to the
peace and order of our jungle... Yes, an evil lion, envious of us,
attacked without warning... Luckily, your sacrifice gave me strong paws
and teeth... And yes, these mighty weapons were so useful to me that I
finished him off without a sweat... Anyhow, now it turns out that some
of his accomplices are trying to attack us... So get ready for more
suffering and restrictions, if not for a catastrophe... But hey,
there's a place for you in heaven..."
Meanwhile, one of the little animals --who out of need kept grazing all
along-- asked another, "What did he say?" "I think he said something
about a new lion," answered the other. To which the first animal
replied, "Another one!?"
Moral: We don't need lions or violent monkeys that become lions. The
hope lies in the little animals. No Lion No Problem!
NOTE: The "no lion no problem" goes after the characteristics of the
lion (power, greed, monopoly, lies, war, etc.) and its causes (kill or
be killed) and not individuals per se. THE GOAL IS TO TAME THE LION.
http://committed.to/justiceforpeace
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