Never, Phil. I will never admit defeat. We lost a battle, not the war, which has been between idealists who wanted a more optimal form of human self governance vs. those who only look out for themselves and maybe their tribe, who see outsiders as less than human.
Human nature has not changed, and majority of people are basically good. One…
Never, Phil. I will never admit defeat. We lost a battle, not the war, which has been between idealists who wanted a more optimal form of human self governance vs. those who only look out for themselves and maybe their tribe, who see outsiders as less than human.
Human nature has not changed, and majority of people are basically good. One or two more election cycles, and the pendulum will swing back. For all the coming losses of progress and rights, they won't go as far back as the 1920s, so we'll be at least that much better starting at the next swing.
Me personally, I'm waiting for the extremes on both sides to fall back out of favor, because they pull the pendulum too far, and kick the current set of losers when they're down. They are the ugly underbelly of each party.
You keep writing about the humanities, as if they're part of the solution. I suspect they are important, but really more of a symptom of society's condition than a core feature. Their reduction over the years has been a symptom, not a cause, of society's drift. Their future growth will be a future symptom of society getting back on track.
Yes, Phil. And I'm sure more. I don't have an answer yet, but listening to others, reading, and assessing what I got wrong is a good place to start. What I'm not listening to is the collection of continuing tirades about Trump, which miss the collection of issues that caused enough people to vote against their own interests.
Well, maybe that's a good place to start. Who am I to tell others what's in their best interests?
Being on the losing side, I'll listen and keep my wits and "weapons" sharp, and hope I stay healthy enough to eventually be on the prevailing side.
Never, Phil. I will never admit defeat. We lost a battle, not the war, which has been between idealists who wanted a more optimal form of human self governance vs. those who only look out for themselves and maybe their tribe, who see outsiders as less than human.
Human nature has not changed, and majority of people are basically good. One or two more election cycles, and the pendulum will swing back. For all the coming losses of progress and rights, they won't go as far back as the 1920s, so we'll be at least that much better starting at the next swing.
Me personally, I'm waiting for the extremes on both sides to fall back out of favor, because they pull the pendulum too far, and kick the current set of losers when they're down. They are the ugly underbelly of each party.
You keep writing about the humanities, as if they're part of the solution. I suspect they are important, but really more of a symptom of society's condition than a core feature. Their reduction over the years has been a symptom, not a cause, of society's drift. Their future growth will be a future symptom of society getting back on track.
Solution, Je?
Just listening to "others." Conversing, openly, generously.
This may well involve citing others, in humanities or by other analogies.
Yes, Phil. And I'm sure more. I don't have an answer yet, but listening to others, reading, and assessing what I got wrong is a good place to start. What I'm not listening to is the collection of continuing tirades about Trump, which miss the collection of issues that caused enough people to vote against their own interests.
Well, maybe that's a good place to start. Who am I to tell others what's in their best interests?
Being on the losing side, I'll listen and keep my wits and "weapons" sharp, and hope I stay healthy enough to eventually be on the prevailing side.