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Biden bows out of the dog fight
fohat.digs:
Those of us who served in the US (I worked for DHS for a while) took an oath to uphold the principles of a document whose fundamental tenets are:
(1) to form a more perfect Union
(2) establish Justice
(3) insure domestic Tranquility
(4) provide for the common defence
(5) promote the general Welfare
and
(6) secure the Blessings of Liberty
ps - in 1787 the word "perfect" had the meaning equivalent to today's "complete"
tp4tissue:
--- Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 22 July 2024, 14:16:47 ---Those of us who served in the US (I worked for DHS for a while) took an oath to uphold the principles of a document whose fundamental tenets are:
(1) to form a more perfect Union
(2) establish Justice
(3) insure domestic Tranquility
(4) provide for the common defence
(5) promote the general Welfare
and
(6) secure the Blessings of Liberty
ps - in 1787 the word "perfect" had the meaning equivalent to today's "complete"
--- End quote ---
Those tenets much like the bibles, are written ideals that man should Aspire-to, but also ultimately impossible to uphold.
Your child makes a grievous mistake, do you simply allow him to be killed. Why do mothers harbor monstrous sons even till the bitter end.
That is the true world and nature of mankind. To preserve genetic lineage at all cost . This facet of humanity is as true in families as it is in politics.
Regardless of the inhumane acts committed by constituents under rule, as long as their value in expedience exceeds the losses incurred from their imperfection, they will continue to hold their position.
You can not simply judge acts by human-ideals. The game is played as it is. Ideals provide direction, but they are neither benchmark nor rule.
noisyturtle:
Anyone in a leadership position, no matter how seasoned or charismatic, is only as strong as the team surrounding them.
Good leaders realize this, and that they are there to support their team in making them look good. Bad leaders act like they are pulling most of the weight, and that they are the team.
Also agree with fohat. Trump legitimized corruption, which was one of the most dangerous things to happen in recent politics.
fohat.digs:
Well played, Joe!
chyros:
I found it remarkably comforting to be reminded that people (anywhere, to be honest - our situation here is not much better) do still genuinely pay attention to what their politicians actually say and do - outside of the obivously biased political mud-flinging that goes on in the mainstream media channels, of course. This is just a guy, with a thick Southern accent no less, who actually listen to what Trump says and decides "what you just said does not align with my political and moral compass, and therefore I shall not vote on you". Not trying to zoom in on someone's son in rehab, or just assuming a blind "us versus them" attitude regardless of what's actually going on, but just going "I've looked through your election points and this thing you've formulated is a deal breaker for me".
I know our media here is showing a very one-sided picture but from across the pond it really looks like not a single soul in the US actually thinks about whom they'd want to vote for. There is just "our guy" and "the enemy's guy". Obivously this is not the case, I'm well-aware that that'd be ridiculous, but it's nice to actually get to see it for once.
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