Coming to terms with my feelings. Long, sorry.
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I find this incomprehensible. You're under no obligation to explain it, but nevertheless it is incomprehensible to me. I guess I'm wondering why anyone like a Joe Biden wouldn't have won overwhelmingly after "four years of utter disaster". (In your remark, I've taken the phrase after the comma into account as well. I still find it incomprehensible.)
I agree. Kamala Harris has not an ounce of distinction compared to the Women leaders you mentioned.
She is nothing but a token:
Black America Isn’t Fooled by the Kamala Harris Nomination | The Stream
This is some cold blooded stuff, man. You ditched your own mother because she voted for Obama? That’s a sin.
LOL! All the way back to 2012, eh?
Well "ditched" is a bit hyperbolic as usual from you. I didn't visit them that year for Christmas because I was too pissed off. So I guess you can say I ditched the Christmas trip.
Later the next year they lamented on how they voted for Obama that second time (we all voted for him the first time).
But I appreciate you bringing this post up. I had forgotten about it. Lets see how I did on my promises...
"I will compromise much less with people in the attempt to be polite and nice."
This was something I didn't accomplish much. I realized that compromise was necessary more than I had thought, although being polite and nice had its moments. However, what I learned was that there were some people you could never compromise with - because they never gave an inch and you never benefited from being nice to them, as they just took it as weakness. Folks like yourself, for example. People like you are socially awkward, alone in life and will always do what they can to push their self-righteous views on others. So I'd say I didn't hold to this commitment outside of applying it to a select group of people that didn't matter anyway.
"My friends and family who are naive and unwilling to leave the herd (even on the other side of the spectrum) and are content to plow through life oblivious to what world they are walking in will be written off. I will not spend my time around them."
I accomplished this. Folks who are low information voters aren't a part of my life anymore. This isn't to say there aren't people with dissenting opinions, but if they don't have reasons for those opinions outside of emotional concepts or aren't able to articulate them, they don't pass the bar for people I want to spend my time with.
I will no longer buy what I can get for free. This doesn't mean larceny, of course, but it does mean thinks like movies and music. I've long supported buying originals instead of using the net to get it for free. No longer.
Check.
I've been giving 5% of my salary to charity for over a decade. I will cut that immediately. I will no longer donate anything to anyone.
Check. The government can support them with the taxes I pay. (although there is one local charity I do tend to support, but considerably less than I used to spend on all charity).
I will immediately seek an international position in my company so that I can take advantage of dual citizenship to place assets internationally.
Almost got to this again, but career head me in a different way. I figured Florida was a happy compromise - no state income tax! But our family is dual citizenship, and there are ways we have used that to our advantage.
I will make sure I take advantage of any possible tax loophole I can.
Check! Have a spectacular accountant now.
I will surround myself with like-minded, conservative thinkers who are preparing for the collapse of our financial well being. This will likely result in me becoming more extreme, but I don't care. It's us versus them for me, now.
Meh...not as successful as I had intended back then. Although the financial collapse is, indeed coming. There's no question on that. I've allocated assets accordingly. But my friends are a mix - as stated earlier.
I will accelerate my project of solace in the Smoky Mountains, and that will serve as solace should I need it. And I will stock pile all the necessary things to keep that place sustainable.
Escape to the Mountains is a done deal! I've used that retreat for a while now.
Finally, I will focus on my family and myself, and no longer try to educate or help society become a better place.
Another one that you can't really call binary. I did redouble my focus on my family, and I don't go out of my way to try to teach or add much to society unless I benefit as well (see charity). But does anyone really do much in that category? Do you? If so, I'd be curious what you do to make society a better place.
So I give myself a B- or C+ on my stated goals.
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Regarding 2020, I didn't like either candidate. So I am OK with how it turned out. As I have said multiple times. But amazing blast from the past! Your necromancy skills are elite!
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I voted for "black man" first time around. It was after seeing the first four years that I had had enough!
I'm not so sure I'd say which path was destructive. I definitely changed after that election. But time, as they say, heals all wounds and the bitterness I felt that day ended up smoothing out. That, and of course, I'm not so much full of piss and wind as I was, and having your children grow up with you tends to mellow and teach patience.
Good for you, I’m glad you found a way forward.