Being a Survivor

The premise ofbeing the last “survivor” on a deserted island sounded all right at first. Thenthe contestants started forming “alliances” in order to push out othercompetitors. But in the end, if only one contender remains to win the onemillion dollars, why would anyone trust anyone else?

I thought theyshould redesign the show so that everyone needs to work together to split themillion dollars, and if one loses, they all lose. But where would be the fun inthat, right?  

Recently, though,it has dawned on me that the men and women running our government think theyare playing “Survivor”. There are two teams – the Republicans and the Democrats– and each team still picks people to be in alliance with so that they are strongenough to get their way. They work to suppress the other party and even theweaker members of their own party. They fight for what they want - they want towin the prize.  

I wish they’d wakeup and realize they are not on a reality TV show. They are not on a desertedisland foraging for food and competing in contrived contests of skill.

The only fightthey are in is the one to see that the United States will survive. That ourpeople will survive poverty, illness, homelessness, racism, violence, fear, andall the other maladies so many face every day.    

When are ourelected officers going to realize that? They are not on the island to savethemselves; they were elected to save us! And the only way to do that is foreveryone to work together and forget about the million dollar prize.