Bad nominee withdraws. Obvious defeat for everyone who thought he was a bad nominee.

[DeSwiss]

124. I agree completely.....

...and came to this conclusion way back in DU2.

Look at it this way. Let's say we're all in a bar. It's a real nice bar that serves democratic-progressive-leaning people, along with members of Democratic Party. It's got Buffalo Wings on Friday nights, and great cold crisp beer (all BYO). And it's got all kinds of rooms in it. Rooms for the astrology and alternative healing folks. And a place where geeks can can feel free to let their hair down and talk nerdy to each other. It's got places to swap recipes and to talk about photography. It's got the union room and the armed-liberals hangout as well. It's got it all.

And yet even with all this, there are people that must be Ignored. It's not a perfect system to place someone on Ignore. It's a personal choice. Like deciding whether to go into a BOG thread. You know there's a risk the most innocent remark could get you banned for life. So you decide it just ain't worth it. It's their echo-chamber and their loss, let 'em have it. I have no skin in their game. No loss here.

It's just like when you get to decide IRL who you'll give your time and energy to if this were a real bar. Sometimes the people you have the least time for, could turn out to be worth getting to know. So its not a foolproof system by any means. The question is whether you want to take the time to find that elusive nugget of gold among all the layers you may have to go through to find it. But like I said, it's a personal choice. And for me, my health ain't that good anymore so time is of the essence. I have to take my shots at looking at this crazy setup we got going here, when I can. And I've no time to waste.

But I think this attitude that I and many others have is borne of the fact that there's a new realization settling-in, globally. A new consciousness that understands that the time for bullshit is over. That there's only so many times that we have to keep turning the crank to realize that it ain't working. So I don't have time for people promoting the same old-ass ideas, the same old-ass practices and the same old-ass institutions that have failed us and have us mired in the hole that we're all presently in.

- You remember the bar scene in Star Wars? Yeah, that's what I mean......


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