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21 August 2020 13:33I posted two private entries this morning because I was pissed off at somebody. Back on LJ I would often post these types of entries in "friends only" mode, but I'm sticking with the pubic/private-dichotomy guardrail for this new journal. If I won't say it in public, it won't be visible to anybody except me.
Also, I've avoided posts that are purely my observations of news stories, the stock market, the economy, the pandemic, and other current events.
I'm thinking of taking a look at the various party platforms, though, and writing about those. If I have time. Maybe in the context of the history of party platforms in the US. I was looking at the earliest platform of the Democratic party, from 1840 -- 180 years ago! The 1840 platform was pro-slavery, of course. Imagine being a partisan Democrat and having to defend slavery.
I sometimes wonder why modern-day Democrats give their own party a pass for its violent defense of slavery during the 19th Century, and then its violent defense of segregation during the 20th Century. Has the Democratic Party truly owned up to its past? Has it admitted guilt, asked for forgiveness, made restitution? Should the Democratic Party be dismantled and replaced with a new party that isn't blood-stained with historic racism?
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I'm still pissed off from this morning, however. Also feeling heartbroken. Feelings.
I know everybody exhibits a combination of selfishness and altruism, but it still hurts when something I intend as altruism is interpreted as selfishness by the recipient.
I vented to K about it this morning, he said he hopes it doesn't wreck my weekend. I hope it doesn't either. But if it does, there will be other weekends to enjoy in the future. I can spend one weekend feeling pissed off and heartbroken, and learning from these feelings.
Also, I've avoided posts that are purely my observations of news stories, the stock market, the economy, the pandemic, and other current events.
I'm thinking of taking a look at the various party platforms, though, and writing about those. If I have time. Maybe in the context of the history of party platforms in the US. I was looking at the earliest platform of the Democratic party, from 1840 -- 180 years ago! The 1840 platform was pro-slavery, of course. Imagine being a partisan Democrat and having to defend slavery.
I sometimes wonder why modern-day Democrats give their own party a pass for its violent defense of slavery during the 19th Century, and then its violent defense of segregation during the 20th Century. Has the Democratic Party truly owned up to its past? Has it admitted guilt, asked for forgiveness, made restitution? Should the Democratic Party be dismantled and replaced with a new party that isn't blood-stained with historic racism?
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I'm still pissed off from this morning, however. Also feeling heartbroken. Feelings.
I know everybody exhibits a combination of selfishness and altruism, but it still hurts when something I intend as altruism is interpreted as selfishness by the recipient.
I vented to K about it this morning, he said he hopes it doesn't wreck my weekend. I hope it doesn't either. But if it does, there will be other weekends to enjoy in the future. I can spend one weekend feeling pissed off and heartbroken, and learning from these feelings.
