The Bus Driver Hypothesis

A theory: People do the job they most need to learn. So, a bus driver (like the one for a theatre tour I was on years ago) might be a good driver, but what he really needs to learn is a sense of direction. Our bus driver got us lost constantly. He needed to learn how to find his way around, so being a bus driver was perfect for him.

Moving on.

I believe Democrats, in many ways, are really Republicans and vice versa.

Democrats want everything to be fair. But usually, Democrats are at the opposite ends of the economic strata. New York City is incredibly Democratic and one of the most class conscious places in the country. So, most Democrats are living out their very individual experiences, ultimately based on their “hard work” or “lack of hard work” or “luck”. Democrats are almost libertarian in how they are living their lives. They are Democrats in ideology, but Republicans in action.

And the damn Republicans, why, they are living in bands of religious hives, bringing each other covered dishes, scratching each others’ backs with Jesus back scratchers. They are practically communists, albeit with a Christian crunch.

So, the Democrats need to learn to be better with communalism. The Republicans need to break free of the church and become more like true individuals. This is what they need to learn. I, as a self motivated person, relying on no group that says, “You are all equal in the eyes of God,” really behave very much like the definition of a Republican, so I need to learn how to be a Democrat, so I am one.

Moving on.

Freedom. We all scream about freedom because we are the least free people on earth. We are prisoners to capitalism and churchy righteousness. Similar to the bus driver who needs to learn a sense of direction, Americans need to learn a sense of freedom. That is why we are here. We are not free. We need to learn to be free.