December 2022 – Page 3 – Rural Tompkins County

“The World According to Doctrine” — Their policies just connect the dots

Policy making in Tompkins County is a purely mechanical process: every outcome is decided before the issue is revealed.

The round of comments, and meetings and surveys is only a meaningless backfill for an edifice whose foundations have already been laid.

The “meeting” for a radical zoning change for the rural Lansing community is called an “Open House” – a PR phrase for an exclusionary paradigm shift that denied that same rural community any participation in its planning.

When you connect all the dots — it’s a picture of money.

“The World According to Doctrine” — Tompkins County Definition: Homeless

Politics is all about convenience – and there’s nothing more convenient than a vague and nebulous classification:

Especially one with emotional leverage.

How many communities have allowed housing complexes that will serve elderly residents – that turned out to be high-crime, felon and sex offender dumping grounds — with a scattering of elderly as perennial victims.

The “Homeless” designation is the perfect heart-tugging catch-all to disguise the problems of drug addiction, violent crime, and under-the-radar serial killers passing through.

Dumping your problems on someone else is more convenient than trying to solve them yourself – and more practical. It changes: “I’m no good for not solving them” to “you’re selfish if you don’t accept them.”

The Cornell-Ithaca machine “allocates burdens” to the other towns in the county – while keeping all the benefits to themselves.

It’s not that residents don’t understand what’s going on – it’s just that Tompkins County is not a representative government – and these days: it doesn’t even bother to hide it.

When corruption reaches a level of blatant display and whispered stories — it’s past remediation.

“The World According to Doctrine” — The bad news is – The good news is

When you’re only a passenger – there’s no guilt in throwing up your hands and shouting: “we’re all going to die!” — and having your arms broken by the airbag.

“The World According to Doctrine” — In our entitled world:

Too many cooks may spoil the broth – but too few rowers becalms the boat – in the middle of the channel – approaching the falls. Can you hear it? Puffing won’t fill the sails.

“The World According to Doctrine” — What’s good for the gander –

“What’s good for the goose is good for the gander” – refers to a concept of gender equality that is no longer permissible in modern Doctrinal Society. Acceptable behavior is set forth in law at a higher level: by people who refuse to reveal what they are giving, what they are taking, and how they are weighting the scales – or to have their decisions questioned.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “Using doesn’t define you: It empowers you.”

“Doing unto others . . .” is just an out of date homily in this time of naked greed. People who distain menial jobs; have no problem taking from those who work them. And “compassion” is just a tool to shame those who have it; into giving to those who use it.

The only crimes left are not getting what you want — or someone not giving it to you.

“The World According to Doctrine” — Only men admit to being sexist

Women always defend or excuse their sexist behavior. “Always sexist – always an excuse” is an amazingly accurate paradigm — but then, there’s no more room for truth in modern Doctrine than there is for gender equality.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “Why do people who disbelieve in religion . . ?”

You can knife five people to death at a party – and you’re not accountable. But if you have non-conforming beliefs – you’ve committed an unforgivable crime.

We’ve moved from “saints and sinners” to “users and losers” – and the self-serving Doctrine that facilitates an endless taking has no place for ethical or religious restrictions. A greed-driven media goes out of its way to link religious beliefs with everything bad – and promote a guillotine-crowd of targeting haters.

Welcome to a time where victims have been downgraded to complainants – and are just one politician away from a “not human beings” status. Embrace the feel-good conformity — and drive your electric car in climate change weather.

“The World According to Doctrine” — “If psychiatrists were accountable . . .”

It’s a world of power – without accountability. Of authority – without oversight. Whether it’s the Girl Card, the Race Card, or the Official Card – it’s a game of bureaucracy that allows some players to play by a different set of rules. It’s a corruption that balances the books – and won’t allow any auditing.

“If you want to know the end, look at the beginning.” – African Proverb

It’s not going to end well.