Politics in Washington is a combination of many
factors. Some of these are contrapuntal, with strong sounds of
dissonance.
Fear, obedience, strategy,
tactics, principles, consensus, leadership, and survival are among the many diverse, contradictory, but
sometimes sonorous overtones. The music is certainly played in a
minor key, with multiple tonalities.
All these are motives as well
as operations, all portions of this strange symphonic band. Perhaps this has
always been; the best leaders had a sense on how to arrange this strange
concoction into a harmonious symphony of achievement. This was in
the past when politicians could be
maneuvered into their place in the orchestra of legislation.
Perhaps the current leaders
simply don’t understand the fundamentals of political music. Perhaps
the current politicians are so tone-deaf there is little understanding of how
this music is made, much less played. We also have especially too
many minor players wanting to be soloists, e.g. too many trumpets.
The percussion of discussion leads to a cacophony of sound, confusing the
audience, e.g. you and me. We listen for a melody, but none is heard. We hear only noise.
Critics, i.e. the press, hear
little of value, don’t like the composition, and revel in closing the
engagement. The audience leaves the event, highly dissatisfied,
having heard not a single sound they like. The unhappy director is
discombobulated.
Couldn’t resist this post.
The music metaphor, the dissonance, and the orchestration all have wonderful
yet direct analogs in our democratic political process.
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