As I see it,
Two Opposing ‘World Views’ separate the political landscape :
“We’re ALL in this Together” OR “Every Person for Them Self”
Left/Progressive View
“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”
Power WITH
Thoreau, Gandhi,
Martin Luther King
VERSUS
“GOLDEN RULES”
Default Methods
Historic Figures
Right /Conservative View
“He who has the Gold RULES”
Power OVER
Machiavelli, Stalin, Putin
Albert Einstein:
“I think the most important question facing humanity is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’”
One Man’s Answer:
John Mayer – “The Heart of Life Is Good.”A Few Favorite Poems:
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“Sunday Morning” — Wallace Stevens
“Dharma” — Billy Collins
Speaking Words of Wisdom:
From “James”
“Do what’s good for you, or you’re not good for anybody.”
Billy Joel
From “All Ready Gone”
“So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key.”
The Eagles
From “The Boxer (Live)”
“The years are rollin’ by me, they are rocking easily.
I’m older than I once was, younger than I’ll be that’s not unusual.
No it isn’t strange, after changes upon changes we are more or less the same.
After changes, we are more or less the same.”
Paul Simon