Decent in ways that Joe McCarthy was shown to be devoid of. Modern
"Republicans" have picked up much of his playbook. Entropy, the tendency of energy to dissipate, likely propels time, and it appears that it ultimately will devour the Universe; yet energy eddies and knocks on in very complicated ways. Destruction and intimidation is soo m…
Decent in ways that Joe McCarthy was shown to be devoid of. Modern
"Republicans" have picked up much of his playbook. Entropy, the tendency of energy to dissipate, likely propels time, and it appears that it ultimately will devour the Universe; yet energy eddies and knocks on in very complicated ways. Destruction and intimidation is soo much easier that building and persuasion; it has the propensity for decay on it's side. Negotiating and building rather than threatening, and extorting, takes work; your work; not just those you can exploit. Democracy is herding cats and despotism so much easier:
" I got to go to the Olympic Games in China. It's pretty impressive over there how quickly they can build things, how productive they are as a society. You should see their airport compared to our airports, their highways, their train systems. They're moving quickly in part because the regulators see their job as encouraging private people. It's amazing. " Mitt Romney
Yes. That example is spot on. It does take effort to be human. Patient, reasoned cooperation to build a better future takes self discipline, rational thought, and forbearance. Sometimes, in our better moments, those things come easily, but most often it takes effort. On the other hand, snap judgments, self promotion, anger, intimidation, and threats, all impulses originating largely from our brain stems, are easy and often successful in the short term. Modern Republicans and especially Donald Trump, if they still have higher thoughts arising from their cerebral cortex, haven’t noticed them for years. Thanks for your post!
Decent in ways that Joe McCarthy was shown to be devoid of. Modern
"Republicans" have picked up much of his playbook. Entropy, the tendency of energy to dissipate, likely propels time, and it appears that it ultimately will devour the Universe; yet energy eddies and knocks on in very complicated ways. Destruction and intimidation is soo much easier that building and persuasion; it has the propensity for decay on it's side. Negotiating and building rather than threatening, and extorting, takes work; your work; not just those you can exploit. Democracy is herding cats and despotism so much easier:
" I got to go to the Olympic Games in China. It's pretty impressive over there how quickly they can build things, how productive they are as a society. You should see their airport compared to our airports, their highways, their train systems. They're moving quickly in part because the regulators see their job as encouraging private people. It's amazing. " Mitt Romney
But is China currently a "free society"?
Yes, remember China's "Women hold up half the sky"? Last week the government told women to go back home and take care of their families.
Yes. That example is spot on. It does take effort to be human. Patient, reasoned cooperation to build a better future takes self discipline, rational thought, and forbearance. Sometimes, in our better moments, those things come easily, but most often it takes effort. On the other hand, snap judgments, self promotion, anger, intimidation, and threats, all impulses originating largely from our brain stems, are easy and often successful in the short term. Modern Republicans and especially Donald Trump, if they still have higher thoughts arising from their cerebral cortex, haven’t noticed them for years. Thanks for your post!