We Live In A Political World

We live, simultaneously, in two different worlds. Ultimately, we live in the World of Nature, a world that we did not create and the world upon which all life depends. Most immediately, we inhabit a "human world" that we create ourselves. Because our human world is the result of our own choices and actions, we can say, quite properly, that we live, most immediately, in a “political world.” In this blog, I hope to explore the interaction of these two worlds that we call home.

Sunday, April 28, 2013

#118 / Why The NRA Won

Mother Jones ran a good article on "Why the NRA Won and Gabby Giffords and Mike Bloomberg Lost." The bottom line?

Public opinion does not equal political power.

Money does not equal political power.

My experience in politics confirms this analysis. Political power comes from personal involvement. If we want our system of "self-government" to work, we have to get involved ourselves.

Image Credit:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/04/nra-bloomberg-gabby-giffords-guns-senate-background-check

We Live In A Political World

Gary A. Patton

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Sunday, April 28, 2013

#118 / Why The NRA Won

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