I support Hillary because she is vastly more intelligent, experienced, selfless, considerate, and thoughtful than any other candidate.
I agree with her positions on healthcare, the environment, the rule of law, the need to work with our allies, and her understanding of the complexity of the issues we face. I am confident that the people who have worked with her for years (and did not have a built-in bias to undermine her, or populate conspiracy theories with phantoms) are correct in their trust in her ability to lead our nation.
I admire her work in civil rights for minorities and women.
I respect her positions on freedom of choice.
I am troubled by politics in which virtually all of the wealthy individuals and businesses I have come in contact, legally contribute to politicians in all of the parties for the very purpose of seeking influence. And we do nothing about it! Then, instead of blaming ourselves for our complicity, we view their contributions as a point of criticism for candidates in the party in which we do not affiliate.
I am troubled by a news media (especially in this day and age) that prioritizes, as its primary business objective, the need to profit, as a guiding principle before the principles of independence, presenting the truth, and presenting impartial and unbiased commentary.
I am concerned we live in a world in which envy and greed cloud our ability to understand that class warfare – whether against the poor, the middle class, the wealthy, the educated, the uneducated, the religious, and the secular (as a movement or phenomena in and of itself ) – is wrong.
Today, the conservative extreme has declared a class war upon the educated, our institutions, and upon our scientists. All the while, they have claimed (since some issues have not gone their way) there is a class war against them.
I am perplexed that many people cannot understand how easily monetary systems, tax systems, wealth, and resources are manipulated and controlled by a few, in ways that are not based upon the value and hard work that those few provide our societies. Equally, I am troubled by the masses who, at times, lose sight of the fact that our institutions necessarily require that we allow the enterprising, the brilliant, the innovative, and the hard-working to benefit from and be rewarded for the value that they do provide.
It is only in the balance of these realities that any culture or nation can provide the most good for the most people, and can provide a vibrant and sustainable society in which all of humanity and the earth’s flora and fauna can coexist in harmony.
It is in the self-interest of the very wealthy to provide their workforce and consumer base with sufficient leisure, wealth, quality of life and a standard of living to champion them as their betters. Similarly, it is in the self-interest of the working class to accept that its leaders and entrepreneurs have enough freedom to retain some of the privileges that come with success.
However, because of corruption, greed, and even the legal manipulation of our institutions and laws by those in power, the healthy balance between these interests cannot be obtained organically, or strictly, through the so-called “free-market system” or through survival of the fittest.
Mankind has sometimes advanced, not because of “survival of the fittest,” but through “survival of the cruelest or the most murderous.” Strictly capitalistic- or “survival-of-the-fittest-,” based societies always devolve into survival of the cruelest or most murderous. However, the most successful and enduring societies succeed because they are cooperative and social. Today, no individual, by his or herself, can achieve much of anything – without the scaffolding of civilization – except a lonely hardscrabble living on one of the few remaining wild places on earth, where that is possible.
The lesson is that none of the problems confronting the United States can be resolved by a strongman dictator. Donald Trump is not the answer. No man or woman is “the answer.” Despite President Bill Clinton’s personal failings, our country experienced unsurpassed growth and a budget surplus by the end of his administration, in which he worked with a Republican-controlled Congress and Senate. That is because we were great as a nation and still are, and because that was a time when politicians, despite their differences, worked towards a common good. Hillary Clinton is more capable of working toward that common good and achieving balance than Donald Trump will ever be.
Loren M. Lambert © July 31, 2016
I agree with her positions on healthcare, the environment, the rule of law, the need to work with our allies, and her understanding of the complexity of the issues we face. I am confident that the people who have worked with her for years (and did not have a built-in bias to undermine her, or populate conspiracy theories with phantoms) are correct in their trust in her ability to lead our nation.
I admire her work in civil rights for minorities and women.
I respect her positions on freedom of choice.
I am troubled by politics in which virtually all of the wealthy individuals and businesses I have come in contact, legally contribute to politicians in all of the parties for the very purpose of seeking influence. And we do nothing about it! Then, instead of blaming ourselves for our complicity, we view their contributions as a point of criticism for candidates in the party in which we do not affiliate.
I am troubled by a news media (especially in this day and age) that prioritizes, as its primary business objective, the need to profit, as a guiding principle before the principles of independence, presenting the truth, and presenting impartial and unbiased commentary.
I am concerned we live in a world in which envy and greed cloud our ability to understand that class warfare – whether against the poor, the middle class, the wealthy, the educated, the uneducated, the religious, and the secular (as a movement or phenomena in and of itself ) – is wrong.
Today, the conservative extreme has declared a class war upon the educated, our institutions, and upon our scientists. All the while, they have claimed (since some issues have not gone their way) there is a class war against them.
I am perplexed that many people cannot understand how easily monetary systems, tax systems, wealth, and resources are manipulated and controlled by a few, in ways that are not based upon the value and hard work that those few provide our societies. Equally, I am troubled by the masses who, at times, lose sight of the fact that our institutions necessarily require that we allow the enterprising, the brilliant, the innovative, and the hard-working to benefit from and be rewarded for the value that they do provide.
It is only in the balance of these realities that any culture or nation can provide the most good for the most people, and can provide a vibrant and sustainable society in which all of humanity and the earth’s flora and fauna can coexist in harmony.
It is in the self-interest of the very wealthy to provide their workforce and consumer base with sufficient leisure, wealth, quality of life and a standard of living to champion them as their betters. Similarly, it is in the self-interest of the working class to accept that its leaders and entrepreneurs have enough freedom to retain some of the privileges that come with success.
However, because of corruption, greed, and even the legal manipulation of our institutions and laws by those in power, the healthy balance between these interests cannot be obtained organically, or strictly, through the so-called “free-market system” or through survival of the fittest.
Mankind has sometimes advanced, not because of “survival of the fittest,” but through “survival of the cruelest or the most murderous.” Strictly capitalistic- or “survival-of-the-fittest-,” based societies always devolve into survival of the cruelest or most murderous. However, the most successful and enduring societies succeed because they are cooperative and social. Today, no individual, by his or herself, can achieve much of anything – without the scaffolding of civilization – except a lonely hardscrabble living on one of the few remaining wild places on earth, where that is possible.
The lesson is that none of the problems confronting the United States can be resolved by a strongman dictator. Donald Trump is not the answer. No man or woman is “the answer.” Despite President Bill Clinton’s personal failings, our country experienced unsurpassed growth and a budget surplus by the end of his administration, in which he worked with a Republican-controlled Congress and Senate. That is because we were great as a nation and still are, and because that was a time when politicians, despite their differences, worked towards a common good. Hillary Clinton is more capable of working toward that common good and achieving balance than Donald Trump will ever be.
Loren M. Lambert © July 31, 2016
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