Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: All of the Bernie Bashing is a form of cyberbullying which has no place on this website. [View all]Aquaria
(1,076 posts)Biden is hardly a step down in supporting their dreams and hopes. Furthermore, only the immature and the naive think theres only one true candidate to save them all. There is no perfect candidate. You know why? Because anybody who wants to run for office has to have a screw loose. And the higher the office, the more screws are loose.
I mean, reallythink about it. Think about doing something where you, your family, your friends, your associates, your education, your careereverything youve ever done or said, everything about you is going to be dug through and ransacked and distorted and who knows what else while you run for office. Do you know what kind of egomaniacal and/or power-hungry fool not only does it, but also volunteers for it?
You have to be nuts to take all that on by choice. And, if youve ever worked on a campaign where you have close contact with the candidate, youd know how they are not like other people. Im not saying theyre bad people, necessarily. Only that theyre a bubble or two off plumb, as my grandfather used to say.
They are flawed human beings, just like the rest of us, who youre looking at to fill a job position, not become your pal or lover. Youre associating with them because they not only agree with you about how to exercise power (what politics is really about), but also because theyre crazy enough to take on the worlds worst job interview from hell. Youre the boss giving them the interview, and smart bosses know that its a bad idea to hire people for emotional reasons, or to get overly invested in them, emotionally. You have to maintain your objectivity, because the hiring choice youre making is so important to the future of not only yourself, but millions.
Thats why you dont become so emotionally over-invested that you dont grieve over someone not qualifying for a job. You let them go, and hire the candidate who had the better resume and interview.
One last thing: An election is not a kumbaya, peace love dope enterprise. Its a competition for power, where few will win and many will lose. If you arent prepared to loseor cant handle it when it happens, and it always happens, then you need to find another hobby. Because all politics will do is shatter you.
Maybe I can be detached and philosophical about these things because Ive been a Democrat in Texas for most of my life. Losing is something were used to down here. Thats why we dont get to the point of needing to grieve if a candidate loses. Because its a waste of time and energy. And because youd be destroyed after only two election cycles if you didnt get a thicker skin and learn how to be more objective about candidates.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden