A good piece on why everyone was wrong, from Real Clear Politics

[agent00f]

When I read Nietzsche I was burning alive with a thirst for knowledge. Today my focus is on cleaning my garage. From time to time I read P and N to see if there is anything I can help people with. Know then that I don't care a whit what Nietzsche had to say, only what you think he said to you. I won. I'm not seeking for anything but to share words with you.

For example, I don't know where you got the idea that god is the solution to duality. My point was that the solution to every human conundrum is always some third way, a synthesis of opposites that takes place intuitively causing cascade of new connections that produce a different level of awareness.

I want to hear what you have to say in your own words.

God was the solution to everything in (De)Cartesian duality per Meditations on First Philosophy, from the man who put the concept on the map, which I thought you might've found convincing. Similarly, a synthesis of opposites was Hegel's big idea, which went on to influence a great many works incl Nietzsche (eg master/slave) and all their spawn. I mention this because few ideas are truly novel nor nearly as developed as by various giants of the past who more than likely influenced their development. For example, even these brilliant men were hardly the first to have those ideas, but thought and elaborated on them in a way that was well known plus often agreed to be smart, and therefore useful as common background/context for a conversation.

Anyway, if you're curious about what others might find meaningful after all ideology is lost, and don't want to bother with Camus et al: I think it's in appreciating what a small human individual who is otherwise irrelevant in the scheme of things can do, whether cleaning a garage, or reading philosophy, or owning fools on the internet. In this I don't believe we differ too much, but happen to choose differing activities to appreciate.

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Also wanted to add that I do appreciate your comments here.

 

[zinfamous]

Were I homeless, I'd move there as many of them did and are. I understand Hawaii has a significant problem with homeless relocating there.

Many are even provided transportation to warmer places, it's called Greyhound therapy.

Yeah, just ask SF what they think of Nevada's homeless.

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-reaches-400k-settlement-proposal-in-nevada-patient-dumping-case/

(though, I'm not sure that shipping them from Reno/LV to SF is providing them a better climate--NV just didn't want to pay for them and knew that CA has a better, yet overly-stressed social network in place)

 

[NesuD]

IMO quite revealing observation that they told everyone else both sides are equally bad when clearly they didn't exactly believe it. Yet liberals seem rather ready to reward this sort of behavior again.



Eg. the auto bailout implemented by democrats at great political expense is the only reason half the good jobs in the rust belt still exist, and this is their payback.

Yea you missed big on that one It was actually GW that initiated the bailout the auto companies.

http://www.politico.com/story/2008/12/bush-announces-174-billion-auto-bailout-016740

 

[werepossum]

Moonbeam is right, with control of the 3 branches of government, there's no wiggle room, Republicans have to own everything. The potential for everything to turn to shit is very real.

The difference will determine a one term versus a 2 term president. I don't think Trump will run for a 2nd term, he's nearing the end of his lifespan, and the job's going to accelerate his aging, he'd be near 80 by the end of a 2nd term, then factor in the added stress. So the Republicans will be looking for another candidate. Pence won't play as well as Trump.

Just reading the tea leaves, and I'm often wrong.

Probably worth pointing out that when Democrats controlled both chambers of Congress as well as the White House, the cry here was that they could do nothing because they needed a filibuster-proof Senate majority. And when the Democrats actually had a filibuster-proof Senate majority - something Republicans have NEVER had - the excuse was that they didn't have it long enough to accomplish anything beyond Obamacare. point being, there is always wiggle room in politics. What there isn't is accountability.

As far as your 1,000 homeless people, those are officially still invisible until Trump takes office, sirrah. Kindly stop pretending you can see them until January 20th.

 

[Kazukian]

As far as your 1,000 homeless people, those are officially still invisible until Trump takes office, sirrah. Kindly stop pretending you can see them until January 20th.

The first date I went on in LA, we went out the back of the place, and I nearly stepped on a bundle of rags, I was fucking shocked to realize there were a dozen people sleeping on the sidewalk. The parks are full of tents and sleeping bags, it's pretty shocking.

 

[agent00f]

Yea you missed big on that one It was actually GW that initiated the bailout the auto companies.

http://www.politico.com/story/2008/12/bush-announces-174-billion-auto-bailout-016740

GW started the paperwork on the small initial emergency loan to be done under the next guy, only after the congressional bill failed with every republican against. The democrats bought the car and drove it to the end successful, with every republican again hounding them the entire way. And now here they are, trying to take whatever credit for themselves.

Take a tip from Trump, ranting about the mexicans and muslims will work better.