The Three Monkey Rule

[Rev2015]

The three monkey rule:

This was a experimental test done some years back as I have read. Scientist placed 2 chimpanzees in a large cage. On one side of the cage was a stairwell leading up to a platform. On top of the platform there was a rope hanging with a hook, and on this hook the scientist would hang bananas. So naturally the chimps would run up the stairs to get the bananas. However, every time they attempted this, the scientist outside the cage would use fire hoses on them, knocking them off the staircase preventing them from reaching the bananas. Soon the chimps knew not to go up the stairs.

Once this was accomplished they introduced a 3rd chimp into the cage. Upon seeing the bananas and not knowing of the punishment with the fire hoses. The new chimp attempts to go up the stairs, and of course he gets hit with the fire hoses. But, the 2 original chimps, even though they knew not to go the stairs were also hit again with the fire hoses. This was repeated at every attempt.

Once all three chimps had been conditioned by the fire hoses, a 4th chimp was introduced into the cage. And as before, once he saw the bananas, he attempted to go up the stairs and get them. But now the other 3 chimps remembering the fire hoses, fought with the new chimp and they would beat him down every time he attempted to up the stairs because they did not want to get hit with the fire hoses.

Once the 3 chimps had conditioned the 4th chimp not to go up the stairs for fear of the beat down by the other 3, one of the original 2 chimps was replaced by a new chimp. And once again the new chimp would attempt to retrieve the bananas by going up the stairs, and the once he attempted this the other 3 chimps would attack him and beat him down.

Once the new chimp was conditioned not to go up the stairs, the chimp who had been there the longest was replaced by a new chimp. At this point of the experiment the newer chimps were conditioned by the attacks and beat downs of the other chimps to not go up the stairs, and did not know exactly why. They had been condition to attack and beat down any new member introduced to the cage once they attempted to get the bananas.

Now here's the parallel. The cage is both houses of our congress and senate, the chimps are our representatives and senators, the bananas are the real solutions to the nations problems. The old order in each house has been conditioned to attack and beat down any new member who attempts to initialize any solutions that would help the nation as a whole, and most do not even know why. We see this going on now with the career politicians who control both houses. They threaten and politically attack their own house members who attempt to make any real change. And, this happens to both republicans and democrats.

So what is the solution to our dilemma?

What should we do?? 

How can we turn this around???

Whats the real answer????

Edited August 20, 2015 by Rev2015

[OneLight]

Three of the chimps should surround the fourth, taking the water beating, as the forth gets the banana. Once achieved, they all share in the food.