My host-family told me an interesting political allegory...
Politics are like a turtle on a post. When you come across this strange spectacle:
Therefore, the only logical action is to help the poor, dumb thing down.
Politics are like a turtle on a post. When you come across this strange spectacle:
- You are thoroughly bewildered and cannot understand why he is up there.
- You wonder how he got up there.
- You inevitably realize that he could not have gotten up there without help.
- You know he doesn't belong there.
- You realize he cannot do anything useful while he is up there.
Therefore, the only logical action is to help the poor, dumb thing down.
I can't say that I've every heard anything as outrageous or so sincerely applicable.
*Funny side note - Later I read someone's commentary on this analogy on the internet and couldn't help but laugh. It translates as: "and most importantly, the shit goes in the direction of those below".
~From Argentina with Love
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