THE POLITICAL SHELL GAME AND THE DESTRUCTION OF DEMOCRACY
Vol. II | Issue. 141 | January 19, 2023
The Shell Game dates back at least to Ancient Greece, however, it most certainly existed before that as it is more a manifestation of the human condition than a game such as Baseball, Football, etc. It came to be known as "thimblerig" in the 1790s because, instead of shells, it was played with sewing thimbles, but the game was the same. The idea was to hide the piece of whatever in three shells, thimbles, vessels, etc, and try to make the player guess what shell the piece was under. Without being a quant, it’s pretty easy to see that even with fair randomizations the house had an advantage in that the player had only a 1 out of 3 chance of guessing the right shell. Of course, the games were never fair… Accordingly, to the extent that the house was able to cheat, via sleight of hand in hiding or manipulating the shells, leaving the Player to become the played.
Wherever the game shows up, whether it is on a street corner, a carnival, or in politics the point of the game is to hide the ball and cheat the player.
The Street Corner Carny almost always is glib, witty in a street sense, and somehow able to keep the losing player in the game to continue tossing more dollar bills, for another chance to win. The Carnies of The Shell Game are essentially harmless unless you the player are gambling with your life savings or betting the farm.
However, there is a different type of Carney who has the ability to wreak destruction in a profound way. These types have been around forever; They are called Politicians, along with those they serve and those who serve them. It is first crucial to point out that those they serve are not the voters or the citizenry. They serve virtually every interest and special interest that will get them elected and help them stay in office forever. And who serves them? The Political Animals, regardless of the office or title they hold, are served by those same people and institutions as long as they don’t break ranks with the interests of their benefactors. Once again those benefactors are almost never voters and citizens… Wow, how does this game work?
It’s simple actually, It's nothing more than the old-fashioned Shell Game.
The Political Shell Game has also been around forever, but it has taken a clear and destructive turn in destroying any potential for Democracy.
How and why?
The political class has always been populated with those spouting lies, making false promises, and running for office with no intention of keeping those promises once elected. However, it used to be more difficult to determine who “The House” was in the Political Shell Game. On some level, there was a level playing field in the political lie/sleight of hand fest.
Today, the political playing field of this shell game is no longer remotely level. That is because the "Carny" of the Political Shell Game, aka “The House”, is the vast machinery of the Democrat Industrial Complex, the voice of which is The American Pravda. They have shaped every institution in America in perfecting a system of official lying that has formed and enforced a perverse cultural norm that lulled, lied, coerced, and otherwise influenced Americans to vote for things that they don’t understand, don’t believe in, and are too lazy to take a deeper dive into before "pulling the lever” in the voting booth.
The result?
Even without further manipulation or sleight of hand, the fast-talking Carny / Street Corner Hustler had a 66% chance of winning. The Modern Carny of our current political universe, and the voice that is in everyone’s ear 24/7, Big Tech and The Media (American Pravda) bend the hell out of the Carnies and Hustlers of the traditional Shell Game. That is because they lie about everything, which with real reporting, commentary, and investigation, would be obvious and their Politicians would never ever get elected.
When polled on virtually every issue most of America strongly disagrees with everything that the Pro-Crime, No Borders, Green, LGBT-obsessed Left has to peddle. Their Shell Game Carny, The American Pravda, reports things like this on a daily basis:
“The Border is more secure than ever”… Nope. There is Invasion at the Southern Border!
“Violent Crime is destroying American Cities”… Nope. Those claims are based on racism and xenophobia. Our cities are safer than ever.
“Only by making Energy Green will be able to save the world from Climate Change Destruction” … Total Bull. There is no evidence for any of that as they jet off to Davos advocating for everyone else to eliminate their carbon footprint all the while you must become vegan, eat plants, and insects while they dine on steaks, etc. Does John Kerry actually eat insects? I doubt it, but he wants you to.
The LGBT Obsession with academic, political pedophiles and other perverts forcing their way into every school in America, as well as encouraging or forcing physicians to perform medical experiments destroying the lives of everyone they touch: “Oh no, this is giving our children a chance to ‘find their truth and learn who they really are’… Really?! What if they are only 6 years old?
The American Political Shell Game, due to the technology-efficient lying of Big Tech, The Democrat Industrial complex, and the scaled indoctrination of almost every important institution has become a frightening efficient lying machine that the street corner hustlers push.
People are now voting for Candidates who have no intention of serving or representing them. Our politicians and officeholders know who they serve and who serves them, and it is not the citizens and voters.
This Political Shell Game will destroy any form of representative democracy that remains in America. There is only one solution; it is both simple and complex. The American Voter needs to care at least as much about who their elected representatives are enough to dig a little deeper before they cast their vote.
-Emes