It had been 22 months since Barry Obama had been chosen as the leader of the Disgruntled, an organization of the formerly powerful people who had come into power at the time of the Great Upheaval more than 70 years earlier.
With only limited success Barry found himself being abandoned by the people who had put so much hope into his governance.
The Great Upheaval, which brought the disgruntled into power, was the result of the power of the economy being dominated by the" mega controllers". They controlled every aspect of the economy and because of their wealth they also had control over the ministry of the government. In the darkest of times during the Great Upheaval a charismatic leader was able to inspire the masses resulting in the defeat of the "mega controllers". With this defeat steps were taken to create a society and economy that was equitable,although not perfect, and the "disgruntled" were the beneficiaries of a growth and harmony that spread throughout the land.
The "mega controllers" were not forced to leave but had to abide by the proclamations the charismatic leader and his followers in the government proposed. The "mega controllers" were not happy but had no choice at the time. They were willing to wait until the time was right. Over time the "mega controllers" were able to cast spells that caused the "disgruntled" to resent the proclamations that allowed for them to prosper. They began to feel that not everyone should enjoy the same level of security that they all had and that some of the "disgruntled" were better than others. The "mega controllers" were even able to co-opt the teachings of the great mystic leader Jay Cee and his message of love, faith, hope and charity was distorted by the agents of the "mega controllers". The "mega controllers" cast spell after spell making the "disgruntled" support them even thought it was not in their best ecomonic or social interests. All of this lead to the eventual return to power of the "mega controllers" and over time a period of upheaval swept over the land again.
Thats when another charismatic leader rose and the "disgruntled" pulled together again and placed all of their hopes in this one person, Barry Obama. And for a time the people felt that Barry alone could save them.
But, the power of the "mega controllers" was so great that the disenchantment spells that were cast earlier were able to confuse one group of people and rial another group of people to fight against any new proclamations that were proposed. Resulting in only limited success for Barry and his supporters causing the earlier disenchantment spells to morph into a dissatisfaction charm and the "disgruntled" refused to support him any more. When a new election was held Barry's supporters (and some traitors who voted with the other side) were swept from the ministry and Barry was left with even less options to affect the lives of the people in his world.
Will Barry be able to reconnect with his supporters? Will they be able to combine their magical powers and overwhelm the forces of evil? Will they be able to retake control of the chamber they lost? We'll find out later.
Our next installment: Barry Obama vs the Ice Queen (sorry I couldn't resist)
I hope you enjoyed my parody of popular series of books. I know that many of us are disillusioned and angry because not enough progress has been made in the last 22 months but remember. It took more that 22 months for us to get into this situation and......
- Change is hard. Hard to accept and hard to accomplish, especially under the recently passsed and certainly current political climate.
- One man can't do it all. The other side knows that and they can, just as they did, sit on the sidelines use the
resources at their fingertips and watch the ensuing chaos. ( Why can't we get throngs of supporters in the streets for healthcare, wall street reform, banking reform, mortgage moratoriums, no more wars etc.? )
I know we are all to a greater or lesser degree disappointed but did you actually think that punishing the dems in the last election was going to do anything for you? Now we and Obama have less of a chance to accomplishing anything. What little was accomplished before could have been improved on. Now we have little or no hope. How long are you willing to wait or can afford to wait for any good change to happen again. Even a little change is better than none. I know many of you are still angry but you should not have cut off your nose to spite your face because in my 6 decades I have never seen a republican do anything that was good for the general population of this country only their "Masters" . Come folks we are better than than this.
- Change only happens when you can change the way people think. That my friends is the task that lies ahead of us and we are fighting an uphill battle. I hope we have enough "enlightenment charms" to do the job.
- The agents of change have to be as diligent as the agents of stagnation. If we cannot be as proactive, vocal willing to march,etc. then the others will always have the upper hand. If Jon Stewart can get several hundred thousand people out on the mall with just a few weeks notice why can't other groups that want change pull of the same feat of magic? We all must be committed to this fight. Don't let them control the narrative.
- The 4 R's. Regroup, Reorganize, Recommit and Re-elect anyone who thinks as you do.