Putting Into Words

[plumtreeblossom]

I have several essays in me, mostly of a political nature, and although I got started on one yesterday, the necessary research became exhaustive and I had to stop for the day. Proper research is the difference between an essay and a frothing screed, and we don't need any more of those, please and thank you. Fortunately I have some rare free evenings this week. I feel an urge to be contributing more the the stone soup of political thought that I drink from daily.

Our country has been giving me plenty to be concerned about, that's for certain. These days I've been shaken by the emergence of the She-Devil of The North, whose medieval stances on the issues most closely and intimately affect my specific demographic. But I'll chill for the moment -- research before frothing. Of Note: this difficulty with maintaining a pragmatic (if not certifiably professional) emotional distance from politics is precisely why I am ill-suited for any kind of role playing game. I get too emotionally entwined. I feel like a duo of warted Orcs are lurching across the land and my brave Knight of Change needs me in his army. Unicorn Cavalry. Sigh.

I did have a wonderful weekend though, part of it spent in Providence with my sweet beowabbit at WaterFire. It did this soul good to be gazing into the fires by moonlight with the loving arms of my darling around me. There was also a dim sum brunch with non-LJ friends, and precious reading time (a book, not the internet).

Onward to the week ahead.

Comments

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

This is why my livejournal is mostly blank. There is so much information flowing so fast that the media is jumping on immediately that I don't know which one I want to sit and debunk with regards to my view. I think the last time I really wrote a piece was waaay back during the "California energy crisis that wasn't" in that deregulation was the real cause of the huge spike in price and resulting brownouts of "unavailable" power.

I don't know what to believe anymore because there is just too much noise out there. Obviously I will most likely believe what sounds good and bad to me from those I want to support or reject. I find that horrible but with very little time or brain processing power to disseminate the incredibly information flow this time around.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know what I believe and don't believe, and I tend to be careful what sources I get my information from. Getting my beliefs on "paper" in a way that communicates them best to my readers is the challenge. Having an attention-demanding Siamese cat doesn't help!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

Staying calm is key. The choice of Sarah Palin was purely divisive and meant to reignite a culture war that was in danger of dying. The more we fly off the handle, the more it helps them. My advice is to use it as a motivational tool.

I have looked at the numbers, and I believe that while Palin helped McCain a little, it didn't help him enough. We'd all like the election to be over, but this is going to be down to the wire. It always would be. Those people who voted for George W. Bush? They don't care that he's a liar and a murderer and a war criminal and that he has ruined the economy. They'd still vote for him for a third term in a heartbeat.

People will vote for John McCain because of her. People are also very, very sick. Remember, Adolf Hitler was originally elected.

The portion of people who will vote for McCain, and will vote for McCain because of this woman are large. but the portion of people willing and able to vote against them is larger, and they know that. As long as we stay energized and control the media narrative, we win.