If yesterday was in indication of anything is that we’ve still got a long way to go when it comes to political discussion. I’ve decided that I’m going to make it a part time mission to elevate the level of talk when it comes to politics. I think we’re in a spinning vortex of insanity when it comes to a lot of this stuff. Sometimes putting down the Kool-Aid is a good thing.
Yesterday on Twitter I posted a bevy of bountiful statements about politics and how discussion and disagreement should be handled in my opinion. I’m reposting them here in a full collection so it’s all together and so that you can see where I stand on all this. Maybe even start a discussion of some kind.
Let’s call it “Aaron’s Rules of Political Discussion”
- Just cause Brown wins doesn’t mean it’s suddenly 2012, Republicans are Nazis (again) or that healthcare reform is dead.
- If politics & party affilation decide who you talk/twitter/associate with…you may need to take a step back & breath.
- If you see (R) or (D) next to someones name & start to think of them as bad/evil/nazi/socialist/bushhitler…you may need a breather.
- If you think conservatives and republicans are out to get you/your party/obama/freedom…you may need to quit the Kool Aid habit.
- If you think one win for either party will decide the future of healthcare reform, you need to fill that glass half full.
- Politics is meant to be discussed & figured out. If you refuse to see the other side & meet in middle to simply talk…what good are you?
- I am tired of people saying its the end of the world with all this political talk. Buck up kids & pull up your bootstraps. Or I will!
- You can either cling to your party & listen to what people tell you about the other side…or you can come talk to me. I’m always open.
- Let’s try and make this a year of change when it comes to the political discussion and conversation.
- Politics should never be the end of the world, friendships or relationships.
And with that, we go to the tale of the tape!
I ran/fast walked 2 miles and burned 340 cals in 26 minutes. Yahoo! WIN!
I went and saw “Up in the Air”. Review to come tomorrow. WIN!
I sketched out some ideas for future chapters and character arcs. WIN!
Diamond Rio. WIN!
A review of a book I completed today – “Dying of the Light” – is below – WIN!
Total Win/Loss for today – 5/5!!!
100 % = completion rate.
Grade = A+++++! DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!!!!
Dying of the Light by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This book is hard to quantify because of a few things. One is that George RR Martin is a seriously impressive author. Legend is one of the words that would be use to describe him. His Throne Of Kings series blows the door, walls and roof off anything that tries to compete.
And therein lies the trouble. This book is a short novel and is not a three or four book volume series where details and stories can be slowly marinated over a warm fire. The ideas and backstory is avalanched down on the reader and before you know it you’re reading through a encyclopedia entry of the history of the past and present of the world and characters.
Again, Martin is unparalleled in his story telling and talent. However in my opinion this book is almost too much too fast. The last 3/4 finally picks up and then uses what we’ve just learned to give us a great ending and page turning climax. Trouble is this wasn’t long enough to justify reading through the entire history to get there.
The story is great and the characters wonderfully written. Just tried to fit too much into too little space.
