Ambling respect

At the first instant, I held off making a blog for several days before tacking this blog into the site. Making a blog every day as I had hoped to do, makes for panic writing sometimes. I am not a professional writer at this moment. There are no absolute publishing deadlines.

I should point out that while making barbs at a persons political stance or viewpoint this means in no way means any rant means entwines a personal distaste for the person. After being on the inside of the political process, I hold a very high level of respect towards those who run for elected political office and those who put their names forth for any elected post. I've appreciated even if the political views of the candidate appear disagreeable.

Even those involved in some sort of discordant political scandal deserve respect. Unlike others who complain from the deep shadows about political scenarios, these people put out beseeching the unwashed masses to select them. One such notorious was Edmonton, Alberta's, the late William Hawrelak, who didn't mind lining his pockets with atypical bonuses and publicly admitted such actions. At least the electorate held him in high esteem because unlike some, he delivered on promises.

In so many ways, I hold a Hawrelak in a far greater esteem than the environmentalist mercenary David Suzuki. The latter preaches but never backs his mouth. For instance, his cross country environmental tour a few years ago was done in a diesel fueled mobile home bus.

After being involved in several political movements where I truly believe he had been mentioned as a candidate, he always reversed himself at the last moment. Suzuki made a commitment to the defunct National Party then backed out in order to continue receiving his annual two hundred thousand dollar CBC salary. He would've easily became a Canadian Prime Minister. In the end, his bank account came before global future.

One key to political impact, is participation. If you want to ingrain your ideas and views into the fabric of a national culture, personal involvement on some level emerges as necessary. Especially in the modern era, this proves true. The internet achieves a wider democracy than ever before. But a democracy only succeeds when all voices sound to the issues and when all stand willingly for that view.

When critical of a politician or political spokesman, express and demonstrate your opposition. Just keep those ideas separate from issues of personality. One only respects an argument when that respect is exchanged.