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Biden, bipartisan, debate, discussion, left wing, moving forward, right wing, Trump, walls
I have had a very hard time blogging over the past four years. It wasn’t just Donny and his insane cabal but his many followers. I have unfriended many people during this reign, and I have blocked many of them. And I did try to listen. I tried to understand the divide, not just in America but in Canada and around the world . I have teased and ridiculed not only Donny but these followers. I knew converting the mindless was not possible, but they were never my target. I targeted the middle-of-the road centrists, the non-partisan voters who see truth above party politics. Unfortunately, these people tend to be more laissez-faire and vote less than the indoctrinated [on both sides]. Biden winning the vote feels like a victory but a tainted one. We are not in a good place.
Now that we have a change on the horizon, can I dump the farcical memes and get back to arguing with logic? I hope I can. I hope we all can. I would much rather see far-righters and far-lefties write out what they believe and openly discuss their arguments. I would hope we can all sit down quietly, read others’ stances on issues, and work to some consensus. It is this back and forth playing with ideas that moves us forward. It is how I move my writings forward. I don’t write knock-out stories in one go. It takes many tries of pushing that theme or pushing this character or pushing that conflict. All of my best writing has come from pushing into areas I never ended up in. The same is true, I believe, for moving forward in social and political discourse. Life is story, and those of us who write a lot of story can attest that what we think is best almost always is not.
I could not write much about life these past four years because so many have adopted views of life I do not agree with. And no, it is not just the righties. I am anti-government. When governments in my Canada want to implement new programs, I cringe, because I know my government’s debts will rise with no compensating benefit. Too many pay no service at all to our enormous debts.
What do I want to Write About?
The list is long, and I don’t claim to be qualified to write about much of it. But the following is a quick list.
- Socialism
- what is it?
- where should social policies fit in a capitalistic society?
- what do Liberals really want?
- what are Conservatives afraid of?
- Competition
- I am for competition, when it makes sense
- when does competition not make sense?
- how do we manage non-competitive units so everyone is happy?
- Executive Accountability
- this is currently a critical problem in not only America but in Canada and around the world
- Taxation
- does the low-taxation-of-billionaires model make sense?
- what is the logical management perspective on achieving good government?
- of course, taxation of expatriates and management of tax fraud.
- Reading and Writing
- I work at my writing every day. I have many ideas on making writing more interesting and relevant
- reading is a forgotten skill. We have millions of experts who do not read anything more than Facebook posts or their favorite news headlines
- how to correctly punctuate lists 😉
- Racial Injustice
- unfortunately, the list is endless!
- My many other interests: books, fountain pens, inks, poetry, nutrition, diabetes, and more.
There is so much to write about and such little time to do it. I’ve been sitting on my hands for so long, I don’t really know if I can do this. Is Humpty Trumpty falling off the wall enough to get me back into this? But of course I have to write. The only way we’re going to move forward as a civilization is through discourse and debate. I remember when the Berlin Wall started to come down. It was the day my firstborn entered the world. I was so hopeful. The world really did seem to offer a brighter future. But of course we’ve erected replacement walls, and unfortunately we always will. I think the purpose of my writing and many other blogs has to be the dismantling of walls. These ideological walls need to crumble.
Café Moi 