This quotation can be applied to countless works of literature, films, and, unfortunately, real life. It is no secret that the United States government is in a perpetual state of disarray. And I think that this insight from Hendrix truly sums up why. Politicians are worried about saving their own necks and keeping the office but not working to protect the rights and interests of those that elected them to those offices in the first place. Once they get a taste of power, they become addicted and all the naive idealism and drive to make the world a better place drains right out of them. All of the political scientists in the world can make different cases that the most recent government shutdown had complex reasons behind it and can't be explained simply but it won't convince me. The government shutdown did not benefit an United States citizens and in fact it hurt thousands. Those responsible for the shutdown never lost pay and really did not feel its sting, but the innocent workers at lower levels were out of work and without pay for the duration of this Congressional temper tantrum. Politicians on both ends of the spectrum are guilty of loving power and ignoring the needs of other to ensure their own happiness and well being. The United States is in turmoil no matter how you dress it up, and the love of power is at the root of the problem.
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