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Thursday, November 10, 2016

A Flurry of Trumpets...

Ya know, there may have been something to the old taboo about talking about politics....

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Local church marquee:
"We may not be Dairy Queen, but we have great Sundays!"
However did the Christian faith survive 2000 years without that in the New Testament canon?

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If what happens is not congruent with what you prayed for, it does not mean that your prayer was not answered by God.

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The amazing production boom of the '50s and '60s occurred because we had bombed the other industrial nations into slag.
Then, we rebuilt them.
We will never see a boom like that again. However, we CAN have a stronger manufacturing base if we allow the markets to work without governmental jiggery-pokery. Perhaps having a man in the White House who understands money and how business works will be an aid to that happening.

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One more thing. I have friends expressing fear over the results of the election. You are reacting to a successful political propaganda campaign designed to produce just that effect. Do not fear. An aware person said "Fear has torment, but perfect love casts out fear.".
Don't give in to fear. It is an easy response to gin up, and is a great control mechanism.
"Fear is the mind-killer."

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Quit freaking out.
We still have separation of powers, and checks and balances.
Mr. Trump cannot wreck the YouEssofAY. As little as most think of them, there are still Constitutional guidelines.
And We the People can and must ride herd.

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Displaying a snotty attitude is unbecoming, whether winner or loser, left or right.
Win gracefully.
Lose gracefully.
Or get together over lunch and plan the future.

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Snarkiest I'm gonna get, and it is from sheer dismay.
Perhaps if we made Montana into a Safe Space....

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Well, political commentary is boring, and bootless. No-one will be convinced of anything other than their own happiness, sadness, angst or fear, so no point speaking to what cannot hear.
I was trying out as the radio replacement for Sean Hannity back when he was the local afternoon guy here in N AL at the time of the Bush/Clinton contest. That night I was the wire-runner, tearing sheets off the wire service and taking to the local evening hosts. When the news came that Bill Clinton had won, I wanted to go to bed and stay there. Yet, the earth continued to turn, and we got through it, and the entertainment value alone was immense. (Though I did not get the radio gig, because I had a vocabulary, and was not afraid to use it. Dave Stone, the manager, did not want the "poet laureate of talk radio". Perhaps said much about the genre.)
So, too, the planet twirls its course even now, and there will be...life happening, and most of the dire things you worry about Mr. Trump will not occur, and some good things will, and there will be other elections, and other candidates, and other issues, and plenty of angst then to go around.
Relax. Eat some soup. Or a pizza. Have some tea. Or a beer. Go watch Doctor Strange.
Relax. And that's all I have to say about that.

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Then the thought that people are REALLY gonna miss the Tea Party comes to mind....

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BRENT WOODALL!!!
That's the name of the guy that took over the Hannity slot in the early '90s.
It hit me like a rioter's brick when I was getting some tea in the kitchen.

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Ya know, there may have been something to the old taboo about talking about politics....

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Dear, DEAR people.
The "Day One of Trump" trope is mindless. Nothing has changed. The dreadful trolls who are doing and saying dreadful things, claiming to be Trump supporters, are JUST THE SAME as they were the day before the election. It isn't the President-Elect's fault. If anything, the misrepresentations in the news and social media have emboldened them to act out publicly.
If anything, they are like the misbehaving child at the circus. Ignore them, and let the clowns and elephants deal with them.

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Just a thought.
You folks burning your New Balance shoes because the company honcho supported Mr. Trump REALLY aren't doing the climate change problem any good with that, you know.



Have a faboo weekend!








9 comments:

Doom said...

Same with religion, and probably weather. But that hasn't stopped anyone, ever.

Uhrm, I have to go with "yes".

Ouch, but amen. Did I say "ouch", cause I meant to say "ouch". And... not just at them. Just this time. *grins*

Hold your tongue. It could most certainly happen again. It just wasn't worth the cost then, and it never would be. I don't like people, but I do love them. And that was a terrible price for success.

Oh... I want them to fear, deeply. Why? When their fears fall flat they will have nowhere left to hide from reality. F them. I'll be nice, and... abbreviate that here, for you and yorn. But you know 'xactly what I mean, Lucy.

After Zero, they are afraid of someone doing something unlawful and illegal in office? Exile seems too nice for some of these. Then again, perhaps going back to the original constitutional privilege for some to vote, not "right" for all, among other things. That IS WHY they were excluded, and it shows.

Snotty? I'm wrathful, not snotty, about a bunch of pukes who shouldn't have had the vote being offended that they couldn't enslave me through an election. No grace can be involved.

I don't mind safe spaces, I just think the government should tax their use dearly, as a moral hazard worse than smoking. Okay, but... that really isn't snark. Capitalism, baby. (that part was snark, sort of)

Amen?

Tea Party? I think they simply sold out or folded. A new party may be needed though. Two new parties. I don't think the Dem exists anymore either.

I've heard Brent Woodall, just never knew quite who or what. I like tying off loose threads, so... thank you.

Doom said...

I'll stop there. Just... paying it back.

Oh... but now? To get back to real life without that two hundred pound sheape on my back. Good day.

The Aardvark said...

This has been my input on social media, and is not aimed at anyone here.

Trump is completely a creation of the Left. Not that they wanted him, but that their policies have caused the Trump supporters to go for someone who is closer to their values.

The Fear Factor is just beyond me. They have been programmed by the media, MSM and social. Because Trump and conservatism are the Devil, and want no one to be happy, and want to take away healthcare and food and clean air and water. And then go BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Doom said...

Oh, I know. I was just commenting. My paranoia is in check atm. Just... harmonizing? Well, that was the thought.

Have you heard of Gab? It is, in theory, set to replace twitter. I finally tried a social media through it. A waiting list, but no real limits on speech... minus the threat and such stuff.

The Aardvark said...

I'm on Gab. Wait for it. It'll be worth it.

Doom said...

No, I am on Gab. I was offering it to you in case you weren't. So you are on too? As Aardvark? You might not recognize me. I go by Doom (at doomdforev). *blink blink* Anyway...

Doom said...

Have you ever considered quitting the socials? I am thinking of quitting Gab. It was just a trial. It's... a bit addictive, for one. And I don't really need company or input from... most there. It's like cooler talk at work, or library in school... if your studies were done (at least at the schools I attended). I like the company, just... not the company.

The Aardvark said...

Kinda there right now.

Jay! said...

Can't help it ... Gotta' gloat! I know it's not right but ...

I HAVEN'T FELT THIS GREAT SINCE NOVEMBER '94!

YES! YES!

In the words of one Yukari Tanizaki:

HA! ... LOSERS!

And I don't have to buy anybody any juice!