Excellent post, Don. Well written, clear, and intelligent. Most importantly you make an insightful and oh-so-true observation. Kudus, my friend.
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: > Resent-From: [email protected] > From: Don Price <[email protected]> > Date: November 7, 2012 9:31:50 PM EST > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Vote Tues, Nov. 6th. > Reply-To: Don Price <[email protected]> > > > We humans are funny creatures, aren't we?! And politics really puts a > magnifying glass to our quirkiness. > > First, let's admit that we're all somewhat biased. We each see the 'other > side' through a filter. We're quick to believe anything bad we hear about the > other guys, but will bend over backwards to give our guy the benefit of the > doubt. It's human nature--schadenfreude on steroids--and if you can't admit > it to yourself I say you're not being intellectually honest. > > Having established that, the "blame game" takes on an even more futile air. > C'mon, have any of you ever really changed your political philosophy based on > another person's FB post or an email on the quad-list? If you said 'yes' I > would like to talk to you about a certain bridge I'd be willing to sell you. > My point is: Obama blames Bush who blames Clinton who blames Bush who blames > FDR... on back to blaming the first human to invent the wheel. And, as such, > the pointing game becomes about as productive as the circular firing squad in > Blazing Saddles. > > If we're ever to move forward as a country we'll have to come together and > stop blaming each other, stop overlooking our bias, and start seeing each > other as neighbors instead of foes. I can't say I voted for Obama, but I damn > sure want him to succeed now. I care more about my country prospering than I > do about saying "I told you so," even if that would bring me great joy. > > That's it for my rant. Thanks for listening. > Don.
