If ya wanna go back to "the good old days" what days were those? Can you describe them and explain why you miss so much you want to live a life intrograde?
Is it because their intellect and integrity/morality is on the line depending upon whom they support and so they will become vicious and vile to defend it whereas no one gets vicio... moreIs it because their intellect and integrity/morality is on the line depending upon whom they support and so they will become vicious and vile to defend it whereas no one gets vicious about defending liking/disliking broccoli?I dunno. Seems to me if we can disagree about food and cars and clothes and music and literature we ought to be able to disagree with civility about our politics.Once upon a time in the long ago we could. That changed. Can it pendulum back to the good old days? What will it take?
The best way to defeat an enemy is to lie deny vilify attack insult sabotage undermine and destroy.Do you fight opponents or are you only interested in fighting enemies? Do hate by... moreThe best way to defeat an enemy is to lie deny vilify attack insult sabotage undermine and destroy.Do you fight opponents or are you only interested in fighting enemies? Do hate by direction of others or is hate something deep within you that only needs to be nurtured to reveal itself?How often have you defeated and opponent? How often have you defeated the enemy? Which is more satisfying?
Nothing wrong with robust disagreement. Nothing wrong with having differences of opinion based on different intellects, emotions, comprehensions. It's human and normal and keeps th... moreNothing wrong with robust disagreement. Nothing wrong with having differences of opinion based on different intellects, emotions, comprehensions. It's human and normal and keeps the brain activated.What is abnormal is the drive to silence disagreers. Not only silence them but destroy them. Annihilate them. Crush them. That is very abnormal and it seems to me that lately the abnormal is gaining ground. Is that sound? Is that helpful? Is that healthy? Is that desirable? Is that patriotic? Is that moral?Very weird these days. Very weird. Very peculiar these days. Very peculiar. The louder they shout the more certain we be of their fear denial refusal hostility. The fear is growing because it is self-generated self-fulfilled and all they have to drive them on to this ultimatum. EITHER OBEY AGREE or you will be history. Scairdy cats. Terrified of different views different words different truths. Peculiar. Queer. Weird. Bizarre. less
Each side believes it is good right angel righteous. Of course that is an impossibility in reality. A war between the dark side where betrayal is the medium of exchange and destruc... moreEach side believes it is good right angel righteous. Of course that is an impossibility in reality. A war between the dark side where betrayal is the medium of exchange and destruction is the awful price that is being paid.And the beat goes on. Everyone says so. That I can tell you. SIGH
Once upon a time Democrats were the opponents of Republicans. During that time they were able to work together to achieve certain important things for the good of the country.Then ... moreOnce upon a time Democrats were the opponents of Republicans. During that time they were able to work together to achieve certain important things for the good of the country.Then Newt Gingrich (I have heard) decided to make the Democrats THE ENEMY and so decade after decade it has taken root and here we are today. Every change dd gets he attacks Dems as if they were the enemy as well as praising and complimenting a country that used to really be the enemy. Russia.Now dd did not do this overnight of singlehandedly. He rode the coattails of those who came before and just exacerbated it and made way bigger and huger and importanter.There was no one in the Republican camp to say "no that is not right". So here we are in a place that some love and some don't. If Newt never existed would someone else have initiated the same thing? Make an enemy out of your opponent and no holds are barred? less
He might have been lovey dovey and sweet and kind and good and swell as he**. But whatever it was he was all hs is to me is the evil monster who was insane who was behind the holoc... moreHe might have been lovey dovey and sweet and kind and good and swell as he**. But whatever it was he was all hs is to me is the evil monster who was insane who was behind the holocaust.I think of dementia don and it is not so clear. He is guilty of so many atrocities that I cannot focus on just or the worst. Many are the worst.If he was ever lovey dovey and sweet and kind and good and swell as he** I don't care. What he is now and what he has done by far outstrips anything he might inadvertently done that benefitted others.So how do you perceive people? By their worst acts or their best? Why? less
