I'm going to express the same meaning in different words.
Don't be naively optimistic, but whatever you do, don't be pessimistic because pessimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I act based on the assumption I won't catch a fish, then I won't fish, and then I won't catch a fish.
I'm going to express the same meaning in different words.
Don't be naively optimistic, but whatever you do, don't be pessimistic because pessimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I act based on the assumption I won't catch a fish, then I won't fish, and then I won't catch a fish.
Very good point about pessimism. I do despair at times. Still trying to figure out what the HELL happened to 'my' America of the Great Society with Big Business support.
Back then, moderate conservatives, like my parents, viewed themselves as part of a larger system that included liberals. Like the pick used by an ice climbers, liberals would throw the pick ahead (prudently with the influence of moderate liberals).
The moderate conservatives would pull the rest of us in by making the progressive policies fiscally sustainable; at times the further right conservatives might intervene when a policy had failed or was repudiated by the populace.
It does show that what made the W.W.II generation was not the Depression; that made the generation good. Not the war; that made the generation great. It is what those men and women did AFTER W.W.II through 1968 that made them the Greatest Generation.
But that is likely my na├пve view. After all, I was a deeply informed intellectual at the age of eight back then.
By describing the conservative/progressive interaction pattern, you're accurately describing a specific manifestation of a frequently observed and frequently described phenomenon that I would argue has been recurring for thousands of generations since the origin of our species. So, I would say your view is not naive. Instead, it's in the right direction. Keep going, and you'll get there.
Alternatively, click on my profile link. I think I can save you a lot of time, energy, and attention.
I'm new to this too. I thought you would see that I've written a book and see its Amazon listing. Regardless, here's the link: https://amazon.com/dp/1779415710.
Hope that works. If not, you should be able to find it with a Google search. The book's name is The Wisdom Theory by James R. Carey.
I'm going to express the same meaning in different words.
Don't be naively optimistic, but whatever you do, don't be pessimistic because pessimism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. If I act based on the assumption I won't catch a fish, then I won't fish, and then I won't catch a fish.
Very good point about pessimism. I do despair at times. Still trying to figure out what the HELL happened to 'my' America of the Great Society with Big Business support.
Back then, moderate conservatives, like my parents, viewed themselves as part of a larger system that included liberals. Like the pick used by an ice climbers, liberals would throw the pick ahead (prudently with the influence of moderate liberals).
The moderate conservatives would pull the rest of us in by making the progressive policies fiscally sustainable; at times the further right conservatives might intervene when a policy had failed or was repudiated by the populace.
It does show that what made the W.W.II generation was not the Depression; that made the generation good. Not the war; that made the generation great. It is what those men and women did AFTER W.W.II through 1968 that made them the Greatest Generation.
But that is likely my na├пve view. After all, I was a deeply informed intellectual at the age of eight back then.
By describing the conservative/progressive interaction pattern, you're accurately describing a specific manifestation of a frequently observed and frequently described phenomenon that I would argue has been recurring for thousands of generations since the origin of our species. So, I would say your view is not naive. Instead, it's in the right direction. Keep going, and you'll get there.
Alternatively, click on my profile link. I think I can save you a lot of time, energy, and attention.
Thank you, James. On your profile now -- ┬┐where do I go from there? I am not familiar with sub-stack, truth be told.
I'm new to this too. I thought you would see that I've written a book and see its Amazon listing. Regardless, here's the link: https://amazon.com/dp/1779415710.
Hope that works. If not, you should be able to find it with a Google search. The book's name is The Wisdom Theory by James R. Carey.
Ordering the book. Thanks.