NON-PARTISANS OF AMERICA: POLITICALLY HOMELESS By T.S.Khanna, DECEMBER 31, 2023.

 

Non-Partisans of America: Politically Homeless

By T.S. Khanna, December 31, 2023.

Foundation For Better Government

 

The two-Party political culture in America has fanatically divided the American polity making the non-partisans politically homeless.  In a mode of anger and vengeance, one can harm himself more than others.  Each party struggles to be in power, even at the cost of national interest.  Centrifugal social forces activated by rep democracy keep up the divisive stress on the society.  There is no centripetal force in government design, or otherwise in operation, to protect and promote the national interest.

 

Under the present political culture, America is hemorrhaging.

 

Moreover, there has been noticeable erosion in the American public character during the last few decades.  In democracy, it is the public character that keeps the quality control of elected officials and governmental operations.  Lacking quality is obvious in many of our elected officials.

 

Public character is destroyed with no or little liberty, or, with too much liberty and individualism at too young an age without appropriate guidance and discipline.  Here it is too much liberty.  Children brought up with too much liberty miss out on certain human values that generate sense of responsibility and social cohesion.  Eventually, it has an adverse effect on political climate. 

 

Still valid is the old saying: “When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost something is lost; when character is lost, everything is lost”.

 

Fair solution to America’s internal political problems can be generated only by non-partisan mindset. The Congress and the President are urged to rise to the occasion and save the nation with a non-partisan mindset, giving national interest the highest priority.  

THE PIVOT POINT By T.S.Khanna, December 18, 2023.

 

The Pivot Point

By T.S. Khanna, December 18, 2023.

 

We have moved into a time of disbelief and distrust. Religions have turned into political parties.  Faith in God has changed its meaning to seek victory to dominate others.  Human intelligence has outstripped human wisdom.  Children are being taught to hate other religions. The trajectory of increasing hate content is going to fast replace the prevailing goodwill around the world.  The developing situation is likely to result into perpetual wars around the world.

 

Surrounded by modern weaponry and religious conflicts, we are living in an explosive time of constant floating anxiety and uncertainty.  Scientific progress without ethics is disastrous but there is no uniformity of ethics due to the religious differences.  Ethics-free power impulse of scientific wonders now have a scope to meet the demands of people with an easy ride to power in a religious conflict.

 

With an on-going inexorable scientific progress as well as religious conflicts, we are at a pivot point marked by both hope for a great future and a warning of a great disaster for humanity.  Transformative events are now compelling us to usher in a new worldwide civilization with universally acceptable common values.

 

Looking thru historical and current events, we can reflect with greater clarity and objectivity our values, our principles, and our experiences that have benefitted us or harmed us over the years.  We must reexamine our values for the sake of our survival.

 

The United Nations is the only representative organization of humanity that can logically undertake the responsibility of ushering in the worldwide civilization by resolving differences in religious values.

 

The UN may now be equipped with a Dialectical System to identify the religious values that cause conflict and may also be empowered to resolve them.  It is doable.