Hillbilly Senator?

[George K]

@Mik said in Hillbilly Senator?:

Political reality will always set in. If you don't get elected, you can't do any good.

Hopefully, if you don't get elected, you can't do any evil either.

[Doctor Phibes]

Lots of people do good without getting elected.

I would question the idea that the primary reason many have for getting elected is to do good. It’s a nice idea, but seriously…..

[Horace]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Hillbilly Senator?:

Lots of people do good without getting elected.

I would question the idea that the primary reason many have for getting elected is to do good. It’s a nice idea, but seriously…..

Status seeking might better explain the motivation. It’s actually incredible to me the degree to which our state of the art concept of the human condition remains essentially magical thinking. We can’t even get on the same page with these basic human motivations, preferring fairy tales instead. I see this as a symptom of progressive white female ideas being our predominant ideological underpinning.

[jon-nyc]

Because 100 years ago men recognized their chief motivation as seeking status and didn’t tell themselves lovely stories about their fine motivations?

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in Hillbilly Senator?:

Because 100 years ago men recognized their chief motivation as seeking status and didn’t tell themselves lovely stories about their fine motivations?

Conan didn't.

[Doctor Phibes]

I'm pretty sure Jay Leno was all about status. He sure didn't need the money.

Has it really been 100 years already?

[Copper]

[George K]

I really need to read his book again.

I remember being impressed, inspired, and depressed at the same time.

[kluurs]

I found it compelling.

[George K]

@kluurs said in Hillbilly Senator?:

I found it compelling.

So did I. I'd like to revisit it in today's climate.

I remember him writing about Usha, a bit. Might be worth going through again.

[George K]

https://nodebb.the-new-coffee-room.club/topic/7815/depressing/8

[jon-nyc]

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=1455056#p1455056