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johnny9fingersSpent an hour on the 'phone to Stephen as he assisted in helping me find my way through Mother's old computer's file structures looking for the .dbx extentensions. (We may have exchanged pleasantries as well, but for certain types of people Stephen is very very good company.) He has mislaid his old car's documents, and though about to junk the banger, still needs them to inform the authorities. Will add him to my orisons, if that's the word, and ask Old Gods to help out.
I owe him big drinks, and will happily supply him with such.
Chums are so diverse.
Some are similar politically, but many are far from it.
It seems in the nature of friendship that points of similarity are not as important as liking.
I find that on these pages many folk I like are diametrically opposed to me, politically speaking - and I find that such is true of my non-virtual chums.
Speaking of which I also find that people's humour modifies otherwise negative opinions I might hold about their other views -megilothsprings to mind. Perhaps I'm just getting more liberal in my old age.
Radical. Liberal. Conservative.
Left. Centre. Right.
It still amuses me that US opinion regards Liberal as synonymous with Left. In my radical youth it was regarded as being a position of apologists for the Conservatives. In America, it appears, such is not the case. America still seems to have no real Left-Wing politics at all.
When Hillary is regarded as dangerously and extremely Left-Wing what does that make FDR?
As Churchill seems to Americans, many Brits tend to regard FDR as being the great American Statesman (and our salvation to boot when our backs were really up against the wall - we don't feel the same about Stalin, who probably forced the USSR to make as great if not a greater contribution in terms of human resources).
I am beginning to hate all politics, despite being politically inclined. I think people matter more, but then again: politics is people.
Perhaps I just adore paradox. Or perhaps I'm just too tired and stupid to think things through properly anymore.
I owe him big drinks, and will happily supply him with such.
Chums are so diverse.
Some are similar politically, but many are far from it.
It seems in the nature of friendship that points of similarity are not as important as liking.
I find that on these pages many folk I like are diametrically opposed to me, politically speaking - and I find that such is true of my non-virtual chums.
Speaking of which I also find that people's humour modifies otherwise negative opinions I might hold about their other views -
megilothsprings to mind. Perhaps I'm just getting more liberal in my old age.Radical. Liberal. Conservative.
Left. Centre. Right.
It still amuses me that US opinion regards Liberal as synonymous with Left. In my radical youth it was regarded as being a position of apologists for the Conservatives. In America, it appears, such is not the case. America still seems to have no real Left-Wing politics at all.
When Hillary is regarded as dangerously and extremely Left-Wing what does that make FDR?
As Churchill seems to Americans, many Brits tend to regard FDR as being the great American Statesman (and our salvation to boot when our backs were really up against the wall - we don't feel the same about Stalin, who probably forced the USSR to make as great if not a greater contribution in terms of human resources).
I am beginning to hate all politics, despite being politically inclined. I think people matter more, but then again: politics is people.
Perhaps I just adore paradox. Or perhaps I'm just too tired and stupid to think things through properly anymore.
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Date: 2007-01-21 07:49 pm (UTC)At the moment, the only progress on any front I can see is by finding some points of concensus, and building a new politics from there. I think both US parties have to re-invent themselves. There should be an evolution in politics - one that takes into account some increasingly more obvious circumstances - from things like climate change, limited oil reserves, Freedom, injustice, financial responsiblilty, etc... right down to the courtesies of life.
And I think both sides need to take some aspects of this stuff on board.
We all care passionately about our freedom, but we've also got to take care of our place of living, and we've got to clear up our own shit, and we've got to learn how to act like a mature grown up responsible civilisation, which is what we have the potential to be.
And we can only start with the personal, as I do agree with frickinmuck, that we should do that within our abilities.
I find I can't argue for it's own sake any more - I just want to find out what I really think, then incorporate it.
Like politics, we all must evolve.
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Date: 2007-01-21 08:05 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-21 08:38 pm (UTC)