Your current balance between concern over current events, and taking care of your own life stuff?

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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    EdsonNascimento said:
    We survived Jimmy Carter.  

    It's all noise.
    Here's hoping Trump's reelection efforts meet the same fate as Jimmy's did. 
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,666
    oceaninmyeyes said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    so basically what this rambling is getting at, i think a lot of our anxieties about current events start and stop with the news. the thing i worry about the most is the planet. not that maroon in the white house. 
    Sadly, that maroon in the white house is having a devastating effect on the planet.
         Short staffing national parks
         Rolling back water protections
         Prioritizing energy production over park protection
         Pumping water out of the desert
    Tearing out century old cacti in order to "build the wall"
    Allowing PFAs in YOUR drinking water. How's that teflon tasting?
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html: "His administration, with help from Republicans in Congress, has often targeted environmental rules it sees as burdensome to the fossil fuel industry and other big businesses."



    These are just effects in the US. It doesn't even begin to address the effect of pulling out of the climate accords. it's sickening. Literally.


    The weird thing is, other than the fuss over Greta Thunberg (I think what she is doing is great things, myself), what we hear most on a lot of the "news" and social media is mostly social and political- not that those aren't hugely important- but if we allow the like of Trump to continue to roll back environmental protection and disrupt ecological balances, the planet will not continue to support humans and other mammals (look at Australia) and all of the other stuff will become mute points.  I believe Trump's assault on the environment cannot be over emphasized.

    And good point about that damned wall.  Not only is it destroying fragile dessert ecosystems, it will disrupt migratory patters of animals across what, to them, was an invisible border and now becomes an obstacle that affects their ability to survive.  These kinds of ecological disruptions have a cascading effect which will translate into bad news for other lives, including human, in severe ways in years to come.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • oceaninmyeyes
    oceaninmyeyes Posts: 4,646
    100% with you Brian.
    And the sun it may be shining . . . but there's an ocean in my eyes
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,606
    EdsonNascimento said:
    We survived Jimmy Carter.  

    It's all noise.
    And a lot of people are surviving because of Jimmy Carter with all of those Habitat for Humanity houses he helped build. Plus, not adding to the deficit by canceling his secret service protection. Unfortunately, its not all noise. Real people are affected by presidential decisions. Just ask those kids in cages.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,666
    Halifax2TheMax said:
    EdsonNascimento said:
    We survived Jimmy Carter.  

    It's all noise.
    And a lot of people are surviving because of Jimmy Carter with all of those Habitat for Humanity houses he helped build. Plus, not adding to the deficit by canceling his secret service protection. Unfortunately, its not all noise. Real people are affected by presidential decisions. Just ask those kids in cages.

    Much love for Jimmy and Rosalynn!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,340
    edited January 2020
    EdsonNascimento said:
    We survived Jimmy Carter.  

    It's all noise.
    oh please.
    Post edited by gimmesometruth27 on
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • what dreams
    what dreams Posts: 1,761
    I waver between utter despondency and cautious optimism. When I reach the despondent stage, I unplug for a while.
    One thing I've stopped completely is having my radio alarm (yes I still have one) set to NPR or the C-Span channel. Laying in bed listening to the news at 5 in the morning is soul-crushing for the rest of the day. I don't check the headlines until after lunch.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    edited January 2020
    Not that I don't care, but fuck that weight-of-the-world stuff for me.

    Some days I feel disgust at the state of the everything, other times hopeful.

    Worry?  I do, but honestly, I pull that fruitless act on occasion - whether on a personal or larger level - and kick myself for it every time.

    I guess my point is that some shit takes energy I can't afford to expend, so when I need to, I hibernate from the non-local news (even that is crappy sometimes).  Much of it strikes me as children fighting - taking potshots, unnecessarily crying foul, kicking sand, etc.

    And the goddamn self-righteousness of some.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,666
    hedonist said:
    Not that I don't care, but fuck that weight-of-the-world stuff for me.

    Some days I feel disgust at the state of the everything, other times hopeful.

    Worry?  I do, but honestly, I pull that fruitless act on occasion - whether on a personal or larger level - and kick myself for it every time.

    I guess my point is that some shit takes energy I can't afford to expend, so when I need to, I hibernate from the non-local news (even that is crappy sometimes).  Much of it strikes me as children fighting - taking potshots, unnecessarily crying foul, kicking sand, etc.

    And the goddamn self-righteousness of some.
    Here, you mean, or in general? 

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    brianlux said:
    hedonist said:
    Not that I don't care, but fuck that weight-of-the-world stuff for me.

    Some days I feel disgust at the state of the everything, other times hopeful.

    Worry?  I do, but honestly, I pull that fruitless act on occasion - whether on a personal or larger level - and kick myself for it every time.

    I guess my point is that some shit takes energy I can't afford to expend, so when I need to, I hibernate from the non-local news (even that is crappy sometimes).  Much of it strikes me as children fighting - taking potshots, unnecessarily crying foul, kicking sand, etc.

    And the goddamn self-righteousness of some.
    Here, you mean, or in general? 

    That was your takeaway? I don’t believe I mentioned “here” ;)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,666
    hedonist said:
    brianlux said:
    hedonist said:
    Not that I don't care, but fuck that weight-of-the-world stuff for me.

    Some days I feel disgust at the state of the everything, other times hopeful.

    Worry?  I do, but honestly, I pull that fruitless act on occasion - whether on a personal or larger level - and kick myself for it every time.

    I guess my point is that some shit takes energy I can't afford to expend, so when I need to, I hibernate from the non-local news (even that is crappy sometimes).  Much of it strikes me as children fighting - taking potshots, unnecessarily crying foul, kicking sand, etc.

    And the goddamn self-righteousness of some.
    Here, you mean, or in general? 

    That was your takeaway? I don’t believe I mentioned “here” ;)

     True, but nor did you mention "in general" either.  I was just curious as to whom you were referring.

    In any case, I didn't intend this to be a sparring thread or yet another place for us to berate others.  In fact, mostly it's been a very supportive discussion.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Man...I wasn’t doing either. Figured I’d toss my nickel in. 

    I’ll bow out of the thread. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,666
    hedonist said:
    Man...I wasn’t doing either. Figured I’d toss my nickel in. 

    I’ll bow out of the thread. 

    I'm sorry if I didn't understand what you meant.  I meant no offense, Hedonist.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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