First Post - Thoughts
First Post - Introduction to the Indigo Party
I started writing this on or about January 23, 2017 on Blogger. Apparently, I didn't hit the publish button.
On September 2, 2024 I rectified that issue (by hitting the "publish" button) - and over the interveining 7 years, I posted some of this stuff to Facebook, but I think copying-pasting it here (Blogger originally and now Neocities) will let me keep track better.
These are my thoughts on "big-picture" problems/issues facing US society and some potential solutions (labeled "US issues").
Maybe my thoughts are reasonable.
Maybe I'll sound like an old-man yelling at the clouds.
I'd like to see reasonable responses so I can see the weaknesses in my ideas, but am not interested in fruitless debate (I prefer debates involving blueberries, peaches, or grapefruit).No comments on this blog
Maybe I'll make these a weekly post (post thoughts on new issue on Sunday). I'm not planning on running for political office (but the Indigo Party name implies that I'm a moderate (Red + Blue + South Carolina = Indigo)
I think I'm fiscally conservative and personally liberal (I don't care what you do and who you do it with, leave me alone and don't make me pay for it - see below).
But recently I "identify" more with the Democratic Party - but honestly it comes down to the person. Which is basically: do you seem like a reasonable person and would I leave my kids with you - ok, I'll vote for you.
Through these posts, I want to accomplish two things:
- Clarify my thinking on issues that seem to be important and express what I think would be reasonable outcomes to societal questions that most (if not all people) could live-with (even if I or others disagree with that outcome)
- Speak up a little bit. I think that as a middle-aged straight white man - if I am unwilling to offer possible solutions, the only alternative proposals may be at odds with what many people would think are reasonable. Also, because of the nature of their life (jobs, locations, etc.), some people can't (and shouldn't) risk that by speaking their thoughts (although that is a shame in the USA of the 21st century).
I'm somewhat of a misanthrope - I agree with Kay from Men in Black: "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it."
I would prefer it if everyone left everyone else alone and I had minimal interaction with the State. But we don't live on the frontier of the 1840s. So, these musings are my thoughts on how we might live well together.
As Babe Ruth said (and useful to apply to a country):
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club won’t be worth a dime.