Negative Language and Elections

With the elections drawing near it is becoming increasingly obvious how the use of negative language in our culture has accelerated.  The hard facts and experience of the potential Commander-in-Chief has become a secondary source of influence over the voter.  It seems the primary factor to sway our votes in the daily polls has come down to the ability of their respective press secretaries, campaign managers, and other spin doctors’ efforts to cover-up their politically incorrect faux pas or how they choose to respond to their opponent in what I like to call the ‘oops, was my mike on?’ quote.

Underneath all this political nonsense lies a burning question:  Why are we so interested in the news when it covers the negative campaigns and the candidates and their supporters bad mouthing each other?  Of course the obvious answer is that we are inundated with this so called news.  But if we look beneath that, the real answer lies in that WE THE PEOPLE are driving this trend.  Newspapers and TV make big advertising dollars when we watch the latest tragedy or public feud unfold.  If we weren’t watching or reading it, they wouldn’t be talking about it.  There are several articles I have read recently that explore the unending inquiry.   Yank Elliot in his article Please Login or Register to see the link. from politics states that the answers might lie in some serious reform of the political system.  But perhaps the solution lies in simply not looking at the question anymore. 

I wonder what the world would be like if we all made a simple decision to start talking about the things we want and enjoy more than the things we don’t want and dislike in our daily lives.  A choice to think thoughts that support us in feeling good about each other and the world we live in would transform the very nature of the world we see.  Master teachers of this very idea like Please Login or Register to see the link.  say,” When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change.”  I fully subscribe to this thinking and invite you to begin TODAY to become aware of what you are saying to yourself and your friends, family and co-workers.  What are you talking about?  Why are you saying that?  Inquire and decide to be the source of change we could all benefit from:  a world filled with joyful men and women that are unafraid to dream and have hope.

 As for the future of our great country, we must believe there is hope for better days and that our leaders will hear this message LOUD & CLEAR.  I maintain that leadership that will acknowledge the problems, but only focus on solutions will take us boldly into the future with the confidence of the people in their heart.

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