That unpleasantness Tuesday evening
Oct. 2nd, 2020 07:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ng_moonmothThe televised event with both of the major party candidates in this year's presidential election sharing a stage with a moderator whose role in the event was supposed to be to focus the candidates' attention on issues of importance to the country and give them both an opportunity to present their views on those issues collapsed into a frenzy of interruption and name-calling most of us matured beyond in grade school, or even earlier. I found it difficult to be in the same house, let alone the same room, as the event played itself out. (One line I heard today: "Calling it a dumpster fire is an insult to dumpsters and fires, both of which have done good for our society.")
I found the event repulsive, I am still twitchy, and I am trying to find some relief over inysabetwordsmith 's Cuddle Party. I recognize that acknowledging the source of my discomfort there may inspire commentary on the event that has no place in a post dedicated to comfort, so I have linked here to serve as an outlet for such.
The two candidates have markedly different views on many things. Nothing I witnessed indicates that either of their positions have changed recently. I do not wish to have any discussion here extolling or denigrating a candidate's position, especially if such discussion deteriorates into name-calling. I would much rather see discussion of who they are as people, and what last night's unpleasantness revealed there. I believe that the character of the person who holds an office such as the US presidency matters greatly, and that understanding the character of the candidates might help those whose choice might be so affected.
I was carefully putting down some thoughts about things that stood out to me in the limited time I was able to stand watching when the news about the sitting president's COVID-19 infection was made public. Regardless of what I or anyone else might think about him, I wish for good fortune in his time of illness, and hope that the experience will bring him new perspective as to the serious nature of the disease and its effect on the world. This does not strike me as the place or time for me to share any further observations.
At such time as both candidates are able to resume their campaigns for the presidency, I will have more to say.
I found the event repulsive, I am still twitchy, and I am trying to find some relief over in
ysabetwordsmith 's Cuddle Party. I recognize that acknowledging the source of my discomfort there may inspire commentary on the event that has no place in a post dedicated to comfort, so I have linked here to serve as an outlet for such.The two candidates have markedly different views on many things. Nothing I witnessed indicates that either of their positions have changed recently. I do not wish to have any discussion here extolling or denigrating a candidate's position, especially if such discussion deteriorates into name-calling. I would much rather see discussion of who they are as people, and what last night's unpleasantness revealed there. I believe that the character of the person who holds an office such as the US presidency matters greatly, and that understanding the character of the candidates might help those whose choice might be so affected.
I was carefully putting down some thoughts about things that stood out to me in the limited time I was able to stand watching when the news about the sitting president's COVID-19 infection was made public. Regardless of what I or anyone else might think about him, I wish for good fortune in his time of illness, and hope that the experience will bring him new perspective as to the serious nature of the disease and its effect on the world. This does not strike me as the place or time for me to share any further observations.
At such time as both candidates are able to resume their campaigns for the presidency, I will have more to say.
