The problem, quite ironically, is not Trump nor Biden--it is The Politic Body and until we address this, we will get the same dissatisfying political results. Take the Election 2024 Quiz--and find your results!

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You don't need to be that perspicacious as a political pundit to understand that the intractable problems facing America are not Trump nor Biden nor the political parties that they represent!

On the contrary, it's the Politic Body that has become sluggish, weakened, delirious of sorts, and highly manipulated as it lies in the ICU with a Catholic priest about to offer last rites.

Collectively, more like mental sluggards, we have been failing our once-in-every-four-years political tests as America, The-Now-Empire, has lurched into unknown territory with Global Warming and other crises unabated. As a result, The Politic Body faces very dire consequences by 2040, at the very latest. Once again, we seemingly have two choices between 'Evil' and The 'Lesser of Two Evils': 1) Republicans who are no longer fiscal conservatives, yet decry that they 'love America' while simultaneously veering towards fascism, positions antithetical to the Constitution and a Corporate Oligarchy; and Democrats who have sided with corporations, too, instead of the middle and lower classes, and who have acted more like a passive wife to an enraged drunken husband who keeps beating up the children.

So what do we need to do besides escape from this Black Box Thinking where our views are highly dichotomized and overly entrenched?

Here's a genuine quiz to see what your Political IQ is these days so that you can see if you are part of the problem or solution. Essentially, are you thinking with your Reptilian, Mammalian or Human Brain?

1. What will be the total cost of Global Warming, at least, by 2050?

a. $100 billion

b. $1 trillion

c. $10 trillion

d. > $100 trillion

2. The big political and social debate in the early 21st century is between what?

a. Forbes 500 Companies vs. Socialism

b. Conservatism vs. Liberalism

c. "America First"/Trumpism vs. Political Status Quo

d. Splitting Atom of Human Potential vs. Newtonian View of a Human Being

3. During George W. Bush and Donald Trump's presidencies and Bill Clinton and Barack Obama's presidencies (respectively, 12 years versus 16 years in The Oval Office), who has increased the National Debt more?

a. Democrats $14.2 Trillion/ Republicans $9.6 Trillion

b. Republicans $14.2 Trillion/ Democrats $9.6 Trillion

4. By the year 2050, how much will Global Warming Cost per year due to farming, infrastructure, production and health?

a. $1 Trillion

b. $38 Trillion

c. $12 Trillion

d. $20 Trillion

5. As an American society, by the mid-21st century, we can most importantly make a quantum leap in:

a. Electric Cars
b. Artificial Intelligence
c. Human Potential
d. NFL, MLB, and NBA teams

6. By 2050, in terms of the Human Potential Movement, we may accomplish the following:

a. The Ability to Regrow Organs

b. Activate More Brain Cells Through Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

c. Live an Average 200-150 Years

d. Overcome Cancer, Diabetes, Alzheimer's, And Many Other Diseases Through Biotechnology, Nanotechnologies, and other technologies

e. All of the Above

f. None of the Above

7. Which political party has been most responsible in terms of not preparing us for Global Warming?

a. Democrats
b. Republicans
c. Libertarians
d. The Green Party

8. The parties (or entities) whose values we should follow and who should be in 'the driver's seat' for the 21st century are:

a. President Trump and his MAGA Followers

b. President Biden and the Democrats

c. The American People and the Earth

d. The U.S. govt. And Corporations

9. Where are we in terms of The American Revolution?

a. Half-finished

b. Finished

c. It Failed.

d. It Succeeded.

10. In order to have a meeting of the minds in 21st-century

politics, Americans in general need to have:

a. One-Party Dominance

b. A Dictator, If Necessary

c. A Present-Day Compromise Between Both Parties

d. A Greater Vision

Answers: 1)D; 2) D; 3) B; 4)B; 5)C; 6):E; 7)B; 8)C; 9)A; 10)D

Ranking Based upon Correct Answers:

0-4 Reptilian-Minded

5-7 Mammalian-Minded

8-10 Human Brain-Minded

(Article changed on May 25, 2024 at 7:51 PM EDT)

Authors Bio:

Kevin Marley has been studying the various world crises that have been hitting our shores like Hurricane-V storms, and in the process, has tackled these timely difficulties in 12 books. They are Nirvana, Day of Reckoning, Further, Seeking, Barack Obama, Common Sense, Kill Trump: Invoked the 25th -- a Revolution of the Human Spirit, Soul Kitchen, Notes from the Underground, Torn Veil, The Book of Life (The Body Electric), and Bastille Day.