Hello and thanks for visiting the Lib-Whisperer blog site. The site offers insight into the core principles of a segment of American citizens who believe course changes are necessary to guide our country toward fiscal responsibility and a return to true representative government.

Constituencies routinely form, organize and eventually harden, and without exception they are labeled. Most constituencies are then high-jacked by traditional established groups both pro & con.

For example, witness the Tea Party; where it started and then what it became. Mocked & derided by the traditional Left, and co-opted by the traditional Right. Reminiscent of the parable of the blind men and the elephant- each sightless person touches a part of the elephant to envision the whole through the gauze of their unique collective experience.

The high-jacking is not sinister; rather, it is a consequence of natural human behavior. There is power in groups, and existing groups who are organized, funded and like-minded typically see new ones as threats to be diminished, eliminated, subordinated or conscripted. The intrinsic threat of the new group is it will siphon off members from the old group(s). Power, money, prestige and influence moving en masse away from traditional groups is a powerful motivator.

Constituencies persist once hardened. Our nation’s two party political-system is a perfect example. Labels, upon adoption by individuals provide comfort but can induce a subtle intellectual laziness, diminish curiosity, and polarize the adopter.
Fiscal cliffs, nuclear Armageddon, financial system instability and corruption, porous borders, the collapse of our public education system, endless wars on drugs, terrorism, polarized ineffective leadership…this is what we are greeted with each day. The future for our kin hangs in the balance; we cannot continue to do things the same way and expect different results.