…But The Content Of Their Character
George Washington stated that: “The character of a nation is determined by the character of its people.”
There is a good deal of truth in what Washington said. However, it is also true that the character of a nation can determine the character of its people.
There’s a world of difference between knowing better and doing better. We, as a nation, cannot and will not do better collectively than we can do as individuals….
The coming election is a fight to determine the content of the nation’s character. Losing is not an option….
09/16/2019 @ 9:57 am
There are people who think the DNC is a greater evil than losing.
09/16/2019 @ 5:05 pm
There are people whose lives are unaffected by the decisions and choices the can have an impact on the lives of those who are susceptible and vulnerable.
The luxury of callous. indifference goes to those whose lives are unscathed and unchanged by the tides and winds of electoral politics…. They live above the fray, above the oratory clamor of campaigns and candidates.
None of this matters to such people because they enjoy the isolation and insulation of self contained fulfillment of their hopes and dreams for themselves and their posterity…
These are the folks who really don’t give a shit about anything or anyone but themselves because , as they see it, they don’t have to….
They insist that nothing that they do or say will matter anyway so they think; “why bother?”
09/17/2019 @ 9:05 am
Are the indifferent and the cynical the same people?
There is also the question of indifferent to what? Put another way, with some of the population the question is Which evil has priority? Some will say that the most important thing we can do is fight the class war because the status quo essentially victimizes the vast majority of Americans and that this particular rising tide would benefit minorities out of proportion because they’re the most economically victimized. This is, as I read it, FM’s position, though she isn’t here. Though I see the merit in this position, I just can’t stomach telling minorities to go to the back of the line again, saying Someday it will be your turn. Yeah, when the Messiah comes. Not acceptable.
In addition, there is a major difference between Democratic and Republican corporatism. One is trying to navigate a difficult political system to bring about more economic equality, the other is blatantly saying Fuck You to whoever isn’t rich. I would like the difference to be bigger, but my first priority is to get the Fuck You population out of office. I’d like an Elizabeth Warren in office because we can get to more economic equality in one shot but if Democratic primary voters choose someone less egalitarian than she I’m still going to support whoever gets the Fuck You population out of office. If it’s Biden, it’s Biden.
As you put it (I”m paraphrasing), not doing everything you can to get Trump and his Senate majority collaborators out of office means being willing to tolerate what they’re doing to minorities and immigrants, which would not be done to minorities and immigrants by the DNC crowd. I’m fine with attacking the DNC crowd until the nomination. Once we have a nominee, the enemy changes. The problem is that the enemy didn’t change at that point in 2016. Not changing the enemy says that I’d rather accept the Fuck You crowd than vote for Democratic corporatists. Anyone who tells you – or me – that that doesn’t constitute selling minorities out and also selling out anyone who would be better off economically with Biden as President than Trump as President (which is most of the country) is wrong.
09/17/2019 @ 11:29 am
“Are the indifferent and the cynical the same people?”
Cynics will tell you why they don’t give a shit…
People who are indifferent just don’t care enough to have a reason to for not caring…
09/17/2019 @ 2:28 pm
Indifference to the consequences to minorities of Trump’s election is how he got what he got of the center.