Some Things Never Change

Posted on November 4, 2021 by mitchteemley

Zhuangzi

Fall Elections were held in the U.S. this week. And as a result, my city now has a new mayor and a gaggle of fresh-blood council members. Why? Because, as the old expression goes, we “threw the (previous) bums out!” As the new bums take charge, I’m reminded of my grandfather’s motto, “Always vote for the new guy; he hasn’t had time to get his hand in the till yet.” But then, others counter, “No! Vote for experience!” And the jaded realists, snark, “It’s just the lesser of two weevils!” Ah, opinions! We may change leaders, but as Zhuangzi pointed out 2500 years ago…

Some things never change.

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16 Responses to Some Things Never Change

  1. beth says:
    November 4, 2021 at 10:51 am

    So right

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  2. Jack says:
    November 4, 2021 at 10:58 am

    Love that expression “lesser of the two weevils.” I got a chuckle out of that.

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  3. Gail Perry says:
    November 4, 2021 at 12:25 pm

    And we spend a boatload of money on choosing the “lesser of two weevils!” Yup, some things never change!

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  4. CSL says:
    November 4, 2021 at 12:27 pm

    “Lesser of two weevils “? You went with that old bromide? But, then again, using it actually illustrates your point. 😉

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  5. Time Traveler of Life says:
    November 4, 2021 at 12:41 pm

    Everything changes and everything stays the same!

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  6. CommonSenseTom says:
    November 4, 2021 at 1:07 pm

    Well expressed, Mitch. Sorta reminds me of Peter Townshend’s (Won’t Get Fooled Again) lyrical couplet “Meet the new boss; Same as the old boss”. Of course, we must remember that we are the bums’ bosses not… correction… NEVER vice versa.

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  7. Rosaliene Bacchus says:
    November 4, 2021 at 2:07 pm

    Zhuangzi saw it back in his day. Yet, here we are yet again!

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  8. murisopsis says:
    November 4, 2021 at 3:27 pm

    My mother would intone “better the devil you know than the devil you don’t” when faced with bad choices. She would also say that even though all politicians were “more crooked than a dog’s hind leg”, at least when they were in office they’d be in the public eye and we could watch them more closely!

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  9. Nancy Ruegg says:
    November 4, 2021 at 3:29 pm

    I suppose I’m like Charlie Brown, always hopeful that Lucy will hold the football steady for him this time. I always want to believe that the new person, with an established record of worthy achievement, and who promises needed changes for the better, will actually work toward those goals and accomplish at least some of them!

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  10. grAnnie Roo says:
    November 4, 2021 at 3:35 pm

    I still admire your attitude, Mitch!

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  11. seekingdivineperspective says:
    November 4, 2021 at 6:04 pm

    When people refuse to vote for “the lesser of two evils,” I always remind them that not voting for the lesser of two evils means a vote for the GREATER of two evils goes unchallenged. We live in a fallen world (and we’re part of its fallen-ness), so we can’t wait for things to be perfect to do something. (Besides, if things were perfect, we wouldn’t have to do anything.)

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