Against my better judgment ...

[freshwest]

9. It occurs when there is an inability to express one's liberal value without attacking others.

And it's a losing strategy, as it does not unite anyone.

People do not support WHAT IS NOT. In ridicule and mockery, one is only describing what they are NOT, and ascribing in a very narrow way, WHAT SOMEONE IS. Usually wrong.

It doesn't work, it gives nothing to work toward. Energy of any kind, be it emotional, financial or political, is not attracted to a VACUUM or WHAT IS NOT.

Thus it is a waste of time and energy. People supprt WHAT IS, and VISION, and WHAT THEY CAN SEE IN THE REAL WORLD AND THEY WANT TO HAVE. Not what they DO NOT WANT.

This is where the religious and conservative have beat liberals, the ground game, the vision, like it or not, that can be achieved.

They have grown increasingly destructive and ugly as we have given them NOTHING to work with from our side they want. Because they do want something. And we have played unconsciously, a game that did not take into consideration their needs.

We also want something. We must admit that. I have written before what harm our social order is percieved by them to have done, that they cannot work with. The social contract goes both way, not our telling others what to do and think.

Mockery and ridicule are pleasing to the tongue and ego. That's as far as their effect goes, to boost the one who is using it, not the ones who are hearing it. It's a profound failure outside the Beltway Bubble and the media that pushes cheap thrills. You cannot achieve WHAT IS NOT.

Express what will work, in detail, IDEALS, IDEAS and SOLUTIONS or continue to stew in fingerpointing and get nothing done.

Anyway, Nance, let me know if any o that resonates with you.

JMHO.