The Game That Wasn't Because of Money

Last evening a spectacle called football in which the Green Bay Packers opposed the Seattle Seahawks resulted in a conclusion that was surreal and wrong!. Inexperienced field judges and the referee decided the winner my making erroneous decisions. The real winner, Green Bay, lost because the NFL executives have neglected their duties and allowed inexperienced people to make decisions for which they are inadequately trained. The experienced field judges and referees have been sidelined by a strike that NFL management refuses to budge on and settle with the underpaid field judges. As a consequence many games this season have been settled by miscalled penalties and erroneous judgments. The NFL executives responsible for this farce should be fired and replaced or the entire NFL season should be cancelled and the NFL pay the players to not play. Last night's circus is a reflection of our society in many ways.

Elections are a good example. We are often forced to choose between incompetent people who if elected by uninformed voters results in game scores that hurt the players, i.e. we the people Ignorance and  inability to judge soundly often creates governing entities that are doomed to make bad decisions that hurt rather than benefit the people. Often the people are unaware that they have been screwed and they even feign delight or worse, indifference.

Last night's "game that wasn't" is an illustration of what can and does happen when incompetence bred by ignorance decides the outcome. The real lesson from the rather inconsequential football debacle is that we allow our elections to become circuses where the outcome is determined by ignorance and money. The game of government is too important to be managed by those who reflect the NFL management attitude and opposition to the referees union. They know that they can increase owners profits and the NFL's take by skinning the union. They care less about the people who play the game.

Let's make our votes count for constructive progress and not backsliding. Vote for those who care about you, the players in our nation, and who are competent enough to make sound decisions. Let's play for the people to win.