Talk To The Hand

Sometimes you wonder what people are thinking. Well for some of us it may be more often than sometimes actually. I have spent some serious time trying to figure out what people mean when they say things this election season, trying to figure out if they are saying anything. I actually now wonder if the issue is what are people hearing.

I have concluded that just about everyone running for office and all their handlers are spouting rubbish. My hearing of course. Okay, this is no different than any other season, it is just louder rubbish – spawned perhaps by the thinking that if one talks louder someone is more likely to understand them. See it is a hearing thing, but by this time haven’t most people figured out that yelling does not improve comprehension? 

I think the overall increase in volume and arrogance we are seeing in society right now is simply to hide the fact that nothing is being said or that no one is listening. We just do not want to hear anything might even in the tiniest bit create any cognitive dissonance in our lives. The easiest way to do this is just not listen no matter how loud it gets. Even if they do go to eleven.

Talk to the hand. Thank you very much.