Hillbilly Senator?
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Indeed. How is this different from Biden's 'evolution' of his views over time? Obama's 'evolving' views on gay marriage? Political reality will always set in. If you don't get elected, you can't do any good.
wrote on 23 Apr 2022, 13:45 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 23 Apr 2022, 13:51 last edited by
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…..
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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…..
wrote on 23 Apr 2022, 14:39 last edited by 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.
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wrote on 23 Apr 2022, 14:43 last edited by
Because 100 years ago men recognized their chief motivation as seeking status and didn’t tell themselves lovely stories about their fine motivations?
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Because 100 years ago men recognized their chief motivation as seeking status and didn’t tell themselves lovely stories about their fine motivations?
wrote on 23 Apr 2022, 14:44 last edited by@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.
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wrote on 23 Apr 2022, 16:47 last edited by 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?
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wrote on 27 Jan 2025, 01:50 last edited by
I really need to read his book again.
I remember being impressed, inspired, and depressed at the same time.
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wrote on 27 Jan 2025, 02:05 last edited by
I found it compelling.
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wrote on 27 Jan 2025, 02:09 last edited by
@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.
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wrote on 27 Jan 2025, 02:11 last edited by