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vlyons's JournalWhy are so many Americans so heartless and uncaring?
Where did all that me-first and FU-too-bad if you're poor come from?
My cousin has fallen for Abbott's lie about the failure of green energy
Called my cousin yesterday to see how she's doing. Her water meter broke and there are rolling electrical blackouts. She's about 1 hour south of Dallas. During our talk, she informed me that it's all the failure of green energy, solar panels and windmills. When I told her that no. Texas energy companies use 90% fossil fuel, her reply was that her "sources" told her otherwise. I told her that Tex energy companies had not invested in infrastructure to winterize their facilities. I didn't press the argument further. Why bother?
Rush -- a Buddhist perspective
I ask myself now that Rush has died, what is an enlightened way to view his legacy? The answer that I get is to see him in much the same way that I view Trump -- as a master class in ethical morality. That is, as a person completely lacking in the virtues of ethical morality. That is, as an example of how not to be in body, speech, and mind. It's an ugly lesson. Difficult to look on Rush and still maintain a calm abiding mind, because his speech was especially ugly and without merit.
Harsh, angry language that inflames hatred and anger in others is especially non-virtuous. Divisive language that sets people against each other is also non-virtuous. We Buddhists believe that the only thing that we take with us when we die, is our mind. And wherever Rush lands in his next life, his angry contemptuous mind is what he will have as the mental formations that he takes with him.
The master lesson for me is not to follow his ugly example. Anger and hatred is what Hell is all about. If there is a god, do you think he will let an angry foul-mouthed person, who spews angry hateful divisive words, and disturb the peace of mind of those in heaven, and generally stinks up the place? I don't think so.
I ask my special spiritual friend to help me see what he sees. And he answers, see those with angry speech as an opportunity to value and practice self-discipline over my own speech.
What I saw watching the Trump trial yesterday
I watched all day yesterday. It reminded me of the Nazi paramilitary SA that burned down the Reichstag, home of the German parliament, in Berlin in 1933 to destroy German democracy, because Hitler told them to do it. Only instead of carrying red flags with swaztikas, they carried blue flags that said "Trump."
Why haven't the Dems passed a senate organizing resolution for the 117th Congress?
What are they waiting for?
Can Pelosi take Green off the Education Committee?
Give her no committee assignment?
How VP Harris appears to me
As a Buddhist, Kamala has frequently impressed me with her humor, happiness, and sheer joy, which is not to diminish her seriousness of purpose by any means.
One of the 6 perfections of a Boddhisattva is joyous endeavor, sometimes called enthusiastic perseverance. That's what she shows me, joyous endeavor. I find her quite inspiring. Thank-you Madame VP.
We own the culture
Interesting comments by Joy Reid tonight that the RW hates us not for our politics, but because we own the culture. We have the A-list hollywood actors, the A-list pop culture singers, country singers, multi-cultural support, ex-presidents, we simply own the culture, and the RWers are so so envious.
I always said that in the end Trump would walk out peaceably, rather than dragged out in handcuffs
or a straight jacket. Actually I said he would slink out, but I never imagined that he would go out in such horrible and astonishing disgrace. A criminal thru and thru. A traitor. A murderer of 400K Americans. A kidnapper, who can't reunite 600 kids with their families, because he didn't care enough to write down the names and locations of their parents. It's really rather astonishing. How he can bear to live with such shame and infamy is beyond my understanding.
Let's celebrate the Biden-Harris inaugural with song
Post a song that expresses your feelings about seeing Biden and Harris getting sworn in. Here's mine: Oh What a Beautiful Morning
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