On Liberalism

Not much to say.

Anticipation is the thing that keeps us alive. It is expectation, of reward, of acclaim, of prosperity. Even, a simple paycheck. Tomorrow will be better, because it has to be. Whether it actually is or isn’t, is never terribly relevant. We’re alive. That’s what matters.

It is also, dread. Fear of the unknown, of a future fraught with perils, almost all of them, man-made.

Just think about that for a moment. Almost all of them, man-made. For, against, about and because of, people.

So I’ll pose a silly question. Is that sane? Does sanity prevail, in your life?

It’s a question I’ll pose after many long decades of living. I’ve reached a point where I no longer matter to most people. When I say most, it certainly includes you, and certainly, everyone around me. I’ve outlived relevance. I might be seen by many as a “useless eater” because I occupy real estate that someone else wants. The job I hold is difficult, and not much sought-after. My co-workers resent my age, just because I am older, unattractive, and, I’m older.

And yet, I am alive, and can see the end of the road up ahead. I can’t reasonably judge how far it actually is to that end; sometimes it looks pretty close. Sometimes not. But I do wonder if it really matters. The conclusion is that it doesn’t matter, yet. I’m completely sure it will.

Freedom, as in, actually being free, barely exists to a non-vagrant. To anyone trying to maintain a reasonable lifestyle, the upcoming presidential election does matter. For many of us, including myself, it defines whether or not we will be able to afford to continue. And yet, who really knows what is in the mind of the person who will win? What forces might that person be beholden to? How will that affect me? Worst of all, what will I do if someone clearly steals it?

Liberals are generally, financially comfortable. I’ve yet to meet a liberal who had to worry about where his next meal was coming from. To me, that says it all. For sure there are conservatives in that position, but you won’t find a working man or woman who struggles between paychecks, who is also liberal. When you have all you need, why, you can afford to be liberal. Fuck everybody else. This observation defines the liberal agenda.

There can be no accounting for how liberal people think, at least, not in any space I’ve ever occupied.

Selfishness is the defining element, in that case. It is an inability to see that there might be other ways of looking at a situation. That having what you need is not the way of the world, does not define the existences of others.

If you’re a snake, everything is perceived at ground-level, from the perspective of a snake. Everything will be, to a snake, things that are important, only to snakes.

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