tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post8510359240507889161..comments2023-11-22T01:14:54.298-08:00Comments on amor mundi: Trump, The Chaos CandidateDale Carricohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-11711833762073315602016-06-06T14:07:40.635-07:002016-06-06T14:07:40.635-07:00> . . .the worst, most unqualified, most inept,...> . . .the worst, most unqualified, most inept, most inappropriate,<br />> most catastrophic Presidential candidate the brainless bigoted<br />> greedhead GOP could unleash upon this country. . .<br /><br />Would You Kill Baby Hitler? (And Other Psychopathic Musings, with Kevin Dutton) <br />Big Think<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDVvYzEdp_s<br />---------------------<br />(2:59/4:44)<br /><br />These are moral conundrums which are kind of played out in<br />everyday life -- I'm obviously reducing these to absurdities,<br />but these are the kinds of decisions, on a lesser level, that<br />you have to make if you're a politician or if you're a world<br />leader. Sending anyone out into battle, knowing that there's<br />a chance that they might not come back; committing thousands<br />of troops to a war; is something that not many people can carry<br />lightly on their conscience. And if you look at psychopathic<br />traits -- well actually, you know, psychopathic traits are pretty<br />well represented in politicians and world leaders. You think<br />about it. Politicians and leaders have to deal with all sorts<br />of nasty kinds of crises during their administrations -- anything<br />from the threats from rogue states to natural disasters like<br />hurricanes or floods. Also, though, they have to be pretty<br />confident to run for office at all. They have to be very good<br />at presenting themselves in a certain light, and they have to<br />be very persuasive and manipulative. One senior UK politician --<br />who shall, for obvious reasons, remain nameless -- had a great<br />quote. He said to me "In politics, the only way to know who's<br />stabbing you in the back is to see their reflection in the<br />eyes of the person stabbing you from the front." That's a great<br />quote which for me sums up that kind of snakes-and-ladders-game<br />every man for himself, cutthroat kind of existence<br />that characterizes politics, I would say, across the board<br />in most nations of the world.<br />====<br /><br />Charles Manson: Journey Into Evil [1995; Alan Goldberg; Judy Muller, narrator]<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4qZB2ytq10<br />---------------------<br />"When I stand on the mountain and I say 'Do it!' it gets done.<br />If it don't get done, then **I'll** move on it. And that's the<br />last thing in the world you want me to do. . ."<br /><br />[S]ome of Manson's outlook on the world came from another<br />uncle, a mountain man. "Out of the Kentucky mountains. When<br />my uncle said 'We ain't surrendered. We're still rebels.<br />And we'll be rebels until the end of time. Because I ain't<br />acceptin' no Yankee school.' He said, 'Don't go to those<br />schools, boy.' So when I was nine years old I set the<br />school on fire. And I went to reform school. . ."<br />====<br />jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-85890205954749138452016-06-04T17:00:31.480-07:002016-06-04T17:00:31.480-07:00Pretty sure we're in the Mirror Universe. That...Pretty sure we're in the Mirror Universe. That puts Wright in the Sewer Universe.Dale Carricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-41279819186840609462016-06-04T08:17:06.631-07:002016-06-04T08:17:06.631-07:00The view from the mirror universe:
--------------...The view from the mirror universe:<br /><br />-------------------------<br />JOHN C. WRIGHT, AUTHOR<br />Unimpressed and Undecided<br /><br />I was so remarkably disenchanted by Mr. Trump’s performance in the<br />last debate, that at the risk of seeming inconstant, I truly begin<br />to wonder if his negatives do not outweigh is positives.<br /><br />I would gladly pull the lever for either Mr. Trump or Mr. Cruz,<br />but would hope to maintain concord with any fellow Republican who<br />prefers the other one.<br /><br />The deal is, I hold my nose and vote for your candidate if he<br />wins the nomination if, in return, you agree to do the same for<br />mine. We both agree to abide by the outcome of the nomination<br />process. Deal?<br /><br />There are some who renounce the deal. They will never vote for Trump,<br />no matter what. They will never vote for Cruz no matter what.<br /><br />Unwise. Because the “no matter what” still matters.<br /><br />Come the general election, all who are not yearning with their whole hearts<br />for the destruction of his nation at the hands either of the aging felon<br />Mrs. Clinton or the aging Bolshevik Mr. Sanders, must rally around whichever<br />candidate is nominated.<br /><br />Better to vote for Cthulhu than for a democrat. . .<br /><br />But I hope they pick Cruz. He is a solid and principled conservative.<br />He won a place in my heart when he filibustered for twenty four hours<br />and more. And all the right people hate him. . .<br />====<br /><br />;-><br />jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-25418040899535790622016-06-02T21:41:09.348-07:002016-06-02T21:41:09.348-07:00There are terrible organizations of misguided and ...There are terrible organizations of misguided and awful human beings everywhere, of course, but given its unique role in a country as ultra-rich and over-armed as ours I am very much inclined to agree with him.Dale Carricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02811055279887722298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956838.post-38662112163465505232016-06-02T14:30:40.000-07:002016-06-02T14:30:40.000-07:00> . . .and now Republicans have awarded Donald ...> . . .and now Republicans have awarded Donald Trump with their<br />> Party's nomination by an overwhelming majority of their ever<br />> more marginal minority of votes...<br /><br />Chomsky: Today's GOP is a Candidate for Most Dangerous Organization in Human History<br />Democracy Now!<br />May 17, 2016<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYa3_Ph7nHc<br />jimfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04975754342950063440noreply@blogger.com