tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post3672292309864683450..comments2024-02-01T20:22:59.199-05:00Comments on Random Brain Droppings: Looking for the Better Angels of Human Nature Commander Zaiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11000824454124236774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-42540270302916414382020-12-12T15:44:58.123-05:002020-12-12T15:44:58.123-05:00The checks and balances are brilliant, not because...The checks and balances are brilliant, not because they avoid the worst in human behavior but because they set self-interested parties against each other in such a way that while they may destroy each other, the republic itself will survive. At least, it's worked for 233 years. Kinda. That's longer than any other constitution in the world has lasted. By a lot!<br /><br />As for Trump... it has baffled me all along that there are people who want this, or at least fail to see the harm in his ugliest qualities. I blame the hyper-partisanship. Too many would rather vote for a Republican, even if he is an obvious lunatic, than any Democrat. I certainly know too many on the other side who feel the opposite and it's not a comfort to me.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-31850070544061662752020-12-08T09:41:54.701-05:002020-12-08T09:41:54.701-05:00Checks and balances are just one way to avoid the ...Checks and balances are just one way to avoid the worst of human behavior, but for that to work, people have to have the good of the whole (not of their special interest) at hand. When we put our hope within a faction (like a political party), we set ourselves up for a form of fascism. Have you read Madeline Albright's book, "Fascism"? <br /><br />btw, I referred to Star Trek in my recent sermon. <br /><br />https://fromarockyhillside.com sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-829836469690492751.post-47799565362387093302020-12-07T16:35:50.837-05:002020-12-07T16:35:50.837-05:00I follow someone on Instagram (@sharonsaysso) who ...I follow someone on Instagram (@sharonsaysso) who is really good at presenting both sides to these issues. She has Republican and Democrat followers & she often has them chime in to explain why they think the way they do. What's funny to me, is the the Republicans who like Trump still don't make sense to me - they say things like he's been good for LGBTQ & BIPOC folks and that he has a good foreign policy & is well respected by other countries. They are so brainwashed that I don't think we'll ever be able to have a normal conversation with them - and there are way more of them than I am comfortable with!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.com