Faded Flag

A digital mixed media piece expressing the current state of American politics, which is one of turbulence, frustration and tempestuous fate. It is... more

by Tim Richards

Title

Faded Flag

Artist

Tim Richards

Medium

Mixed Media - Digital Mixed Media

Description

A digital mixed media piece expressing the current state of American politics, which is one of turbulence, frustration and tempestuous fate. It is prompted by my concern over recent events in the nation's capital which pose a threat to the American legal system and which could lead to a form of tyranny if not countered by the American voter.

Is it possible we could begin to lose our democracy in the next few years? That depends on whether the people of the United States of America stop being played for fools by the political establishment, while in the meantime the forces of totalitarianism steadily creep into our laws and into the partisan mindsets of our elected representatives. They have created a political career system that fosters fierce competition instead of cooperation and which excludes all other political parties. It has become a club of ambition, greed and power which serves only the members of the club instead of serving American citizens.

Sadly many congressional politicians are not stepping up to the challenge the USA is facing. They have put partisan politics above patriotism--shameful! Indeed some American politicians seem purposefully complacent in their implied belief that there is no threat from certain foreign powers. And to actively collaborate with adversarial nations is both stupid and dangerous.

Secondly, there has been a trend in American politics to increase the centralization of power in the single person of the President--as if this office is not powerful enough. This is no more than nostalgia for historical European autocracy. If you want a king and you are too irresponsible to participate in a democracy, then you don't deserve democracy.

The American flag is not only a symbol of a culture, it is a symbol of a government of the rule of law and the Constitution, not of some misguided knee-jerk reaction of sentimental "traditionalists", or cultural elitists, who want to turn back the clock, do not understand the American government or history and are only informed by a longing for a fabulous past that never was.

Work completed in September 2018. Variations available.

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September 22nd, 2018