Posted by
Gary A McAvin on Thursday, December 21, 2006 6:03:11 AM
Many years ago a comedienne (Brett Butler) used an expression that was very laughable. The Child Ain’t Right! This became one of her trademark lines, which leads into the insanity rules theme of this blog. Should insane people be allowed to rule? How can we keep insane people where they belong, in straight jackets or padded rooms?
During histories sad leadership trail, many men and women of less than sane mind states, ruled. Some attribute this insanity to various causes, like lead in the water, breeding too close, cocaine use, etc. Hitler’s out of his ever loving mind leadership; was pre-determined by the syphilis he contracted, while being a male prostitute. He entered the final or tertiary state of syphilis while Germany was falling into defeat. Syphilis most likely caused his insane behavior, which dubbed him, the rug chewer. Knowledgeable historians maintain Hitler contacted syphilis from performing oral sex on Jewish males. (Consequently his hatred for the Jewish people?) Propaganda attributed his syphilis to sexual contact with a Jewish girl so as not to have Hitler appear as a homosexual.
Anyway; Hitler had an excuse for his insanity, but what about people like Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? What would be his excuse? Too much time in the sun; too many nights alone in the dessert, something his mother did to him when he was small, like dropping him on his head? The child ain’t right readily comes to mind with this guy! He definitely exhibits the behavior pattern of a lunatic. Would anyone in their right mind act like he does? Again; maybe it’s a sign of the times. It would appear that other leaders are exhibiting odd behavior at times. Pelosi, Putin, Chavez, Hillary… and Democrats en masse? Even some Republicans went off the deep end, or so it seems!
Another possibility exists in job conditions and job requirements. Perhaps insanity is a prerequisite for leadership these days. Why? Because people are doing things you just can’t explain any other way! Insanity would be a catch all blanket term for many people today. This excuse/defense is used effectively in criminal trial cases all the time. The defense attorney gets his client a “not guilty by reason of insanity verdict.” The criminal then spends a little time in the insane asylum-a.k.a.-resort. The criminal gets out in due time and walks away a free but sane person. Oh? You didn’t know they were examined and issued sane papers? How many people do you know that have their sane papers?
The question some Judges use in making legal decisions; “what would reasonable men do”, now becomes more striking as time progresses. The next question should be: Where are reasonable people to be found today? With the abuse of drugs, alcohol, pornography and other such excesses, mankind’s mentality has become questionable. Mental competence should be questioned and examined closely, especially when decisions affecting the human race come into play! Some people are just no longer reasonable. Leading us to believe with some-The Child Ain’t Right!