I maintain that one of the greatest management texts ever written is Joseph Heller’s CATCH-22. But for the fact that Joseph Heller has been dead for over 20 years, I’d swear he was a speech writer for Kamel Toe Harris.

Vice President Kamala Harris just spoke at the scene of the Highland Park mass shooting.

“We have to take this stuff seriously, as seriously as you are because you have been forced to take this seriously,” she said. pic.twitter.com/vpLSydpJM0

— Jake Sheridan (@JakeSheridan_) July 6, 2022

In Catch-22 the protagonist, Yossarian gets in a fight with another character, Affy. He turns to his roommate Orr in a search for an explanation for why Affy is the way he is. Orr provides the explanation.

“Because he’s got flies in his eyes,” Orr explained with exaggerated patience. “How can he see he’s got flies in his eyes if he’s got flies in his eyes?”

― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

If I have to explain, it is likely you voted for her. If you voted for her no understanding is possible.