Things I’ve learned about politics
Submitted by River Rover on Thu, 01/28/2021 - 9:19pm
Howdy everbody, just poppin’ in to say stuff I’m afraid to post at the “other site”
- Arousing your base also arouses your opponent’s
- All politicians are dishonest some of the time
- Some politicians are dishonest all of the time
- Demonized people will act demonically
- Social unrest can be used to distract from wealth inequality
- Like electricity and magnetism, greed and power drive each other
- The Golden Rule is the foundation of all successful human interaction
Comments
Define the perfect maxim.
The golden rule has many.
Regardless of the path in life I chose, I realize it's always forward, never straight.
@Pricknick
Luke 6 : 2 KJV
“As ye would that men
would do to you,
do ye also to them”
One version of this or another goes back
to ancient times in Egypt, Greece, Rome and ever since
Rivers are horses - and kayaks are their saddles
Howdy back at you.
What is there to disagree with in those statements?
Why can't you post this at TOP?
It's truth-telling. Be brave and post it there.
"The “jumpers” reminded us that one day we will all face only one choice and that is how we will die, not how we will live." Chris Hedges on 9/11
@Raggedy Ann
The party line
has grown
firmer
there.
Anything
that could be
construed as criticism
of any Democrat or Democratic
policy is subject to being herd trampled.
Rivers are horses - and kayaks are their saddles
It’s always the same old members that come out in droves
if there is any hint of criticism of democrats.
Good to see you again. Keep up the good fight and don’t be a stranger.
Which AIPAC/MIC/pharma/bank bought politician are you going to vote for? Don’t be surprised when nothing changes.
Fuck ‘em til they glow blue
so we can strafe ‘em in the dark.
Note: the preceding was snark. No Teslas were harmed in the posting of this snark. This snark was supervised by members of the Gee We Really Think The Old Place Is Swell Society.
As my dear departed gray-haired mammy used to say, “Gag a maggot on a shitwagon....”. I don’t know how you can tolerate going back there....
Twice bitten, permanently shy.
I'm with you on the rest...but I never bought "the Golden Rule"
I remember the first time my mother ever recited it to me, and I spotted a problem IMMEDIATELY:
What if not everyone WANTS to be treated the same way YOU want to be treated?
I know I don't; people are different. One person's kindness is another person's rudeness.
It's a pretty narcissistic maxim, really - possibly even cynical and sick, especially the way Jesus supposedly phrased it with all his frankly kind of icky talk of "love" (i.e. 'people are hopelessly selfish and cannot even COMPREHEND anything different from themselves, so morality just means projecting one's own narcissism outward').
Remember: NOBODY follows 'the Golden Rule' better than sadomasochists!
In the Land of the Blind, the One-Eyed Man is declared mentally ill for describing colors.
Yes Virginia, there is a Global Banking Conspiracy!
River Rover!
What a welcome surprise. Your uniquely personal political and poetical reflections will always be welcome by me. You were always a favourite commentator and essayist of mine over there. I'm really pleased you might contribute more here.
Welcome back
If it is not presumptuous of me, may I add two of my personal favorites to your excellent list.
Kindness matters.
Giving respect to someone's differing opinion will bring great returns in your own being heard.
Do I hear the sound of guillotines being constructed?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable." ~ President John F. Kennedy
“Don’t agree with what’s PeeCee? You’re probablee a whyte Na卐ee”
Unfortunately, that seems to have become the dominant zeitgeist in many places I used to frequent, even though they are wont to style themselves as open, welcoming, tolerant communities.
nice list...
I particularly like the analogy of electricity and magnetism with power and greed.
We are a very divided country (I think on purpose). Promoting those divisions serves the oligarchs.
Hope you come back more often and engage in reasonable conversation, instead of the slanted views and dim(wit) propaganda over at the orange menace.
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
The Platinum Rule
@The Liberal Moonbat
Do unto others as they would have you do unto them. I like this better.