Political Aphorisms
There is no economy. There is only
political economy.
Two linchpins curbing the abuse of
political power are the ideology of human rights and the principle of
separation of powers.
A liberal republican democracy is the
politico-ideological system—imperfect—that when genuinely put into practice
effectively checks the abuse of power.
A weak democracy creates the enabling
environment that allows fascism to rise and bite off the hand that feeds it.
Judicial tyranny is to contradict and
subvert the meaning of the law plainly and unambiguously stated.
The law weaponized against the legitimate
political opposition is the misrule of law.
Politicization of the judiciary
undermines the impartiality, integrity, and equity that necessarily define the
sound administration of justice.
Appeasement emboldens the aggressor.
Truth and justice will prevail, sometimes
atop a heap of dead bodies.
Three signs of the devil at work:
murder, harlotry, deceit.
Fight fire with fire to start a
conflagration.
It’s the political economy, stupid.
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| Surveillance Camera (2010) by Ai Weiwei |
Photo courtesy of Steve Rhodes
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Photo is taken at Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C., USA.
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Surveillance Camera (2010) by Ai Weiwei—an object of surveillance, itself becomes the subject of inspection, observation, and investigation.
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“Political Aphorisms” was originally published in Poetry Pacific (May 5, 2020).
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