Coming Together is a Two Way Street
I am laughing my proverbial arse off. After spending a fair amount of time on left, or perhaps they would prefer the tag progressive leaning blogs, reading the constant belittling, name calling, insulting and often vulgar characterizations of almost anything they disagree with, which of course is everything conservative , I am not surprised to learn of a Anti Tea Party movement. Before going any further however I must be fair and balanced. There are a few lefties whose views and opinions are deserving of consideration and I would be amongst the first to advise everyone, including conservatives, to do so. I shall not drop any names here but those of whom I am speaking of know who you are. And any conservative whose mind is open enough to be challenged by smart lefties probably know who am speaking of as well. Another thing I have noticed about the left, or progressives is their tendency toward elitism and snobbery. I hav...
Funny how few entertain, let alone seriously discuss these concepts. Perhaps that is at the heart of the national problems we face.
ReplyDeleteRepubs and conservatives pretend they are the party of family values and integrity and democrats pretend they are the party of inclusion and progress. The jury is still out on both.
Looking at this as a follow up to my immediately previous post one could conclude that the more things change the more they stay the same. That's how it looks anyway.
Frankly, it it quite likely that before the next 150 years pass the USA will unravel and become a fraction of what it was in 1960. Such has been the ultimate fate of EVERY western and eastern power the world has ever known. Why would ANYONE think the United States of America would be any different?
tRump, The Yuuuuuge Orange Turd president, is just a player in our national decline, albeit one who is increasing the intensity and speed of the decline.
Intelligence does not automatically insure wisdom. Our leaders are by and large intelligent people. Many, perhaps most, are severely lacking in wisdom. Politicians who are elected, like the rest of us, are only human, and therefore fallible. That and most of them become drunk with power once they become entrenched in the system they control.
Our glory days are well behind us. We have voted, and voted, and voted, and voted,... until here we are with absolutely no idea as to how to right the ship.
And the beat goes on.