This so reminded me of…
Spider Man, Spider Man, Does Whatever A Spider Can.
Veterans Day must be a great day to get your windows washed.
Or to spin a web of intricate proportions in D.C. politics.
Either way aside from the windows, what of significance is actually getting resolved in our partisan capital?
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
The politics have gotten worse than ever again.
Since 2008 and Obama’s left-wing tilt followed by Hillary’s election debacle and Donald Trump’s upset win, what have we seen:
– Resistance
– Violent Marches
– Extremism From Nazis And ANTIFA
– Photos Of Decapitation
– Threats To Blow Up The White House
– Chasing Politicians From Restaurants
– Stealing Questions From Debates
– Secret Dossiers
– Smear Campaigns
– Special Counsels
– Sanctuary Cities
– Lies and Obfuscation
– Endless Challenges and Lawsuits
– Pay Freezes
– Government Shutdowns
– Stalled Legislation For Healthcare, Immigration, And more
– Screams for Impeachment
– Possible Planning of a Coup
– Talk of states seceding or even of another Civil War
Folks, what are we doing?
You’re gonna justify the means with the ends?
However, what are the ends so far and in the foreseeable future.
Nothing productive can get done politically or otherwise this way.
One side wins and the other throws a temper tantrum and stonewalls and then in reverse.
There is world instability from Russia to China, North Korea, and Iran, as well as violence and refugees from Syria to Sudan, Somalia, Myanmar, Iraq, and Afghanistan
The economic boom may very well end up an economic bust when it comes time to pay the humongous national deficit bill.
We are eating each other alive instead of creating a better world order.
Extremism begets extremism.
Hate begets hate.
You can tell yourself that you are fighting for what is right — both sides do — but perhaps you are destroying much more than you are building.
Things have gone too far and this country is self-destructing with or without Russian intervention.
We have become our own worst enemies. 😉
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
So I learned this interesting thing about the Fight or Flight response.
Fight or flight is not just physically fighting or fleeing, but it has a much more diverse set of responses involved to perceived life-threatening events.
Fighting (turning towards the threat)
1. Physical fighting (Protect yourself with force)
2. Non-physical aggression
– Criticism (e.g. Attacking personality or character)
– Contempt (e.g. Attacking sense of self-worth with sarcasm, shaming, insults, eye-rolling, and sneering)
Flight (turning away from danger)
1. Physical fleeing (e.g. Run/hide)
2. Non-physical withdrawal
– Defensiveness (e.g. Deflecting the attack with excuses, disagreement, counter-arguments, or blaming)
– Stonewalling (e.g. Conveying disapproval or disconnection, stop participating, change the subject, or giving the cold shoulder or silent treatment)
When you recognize that not all issues are life-threatening, then you can lower the intensity of the “Amygdala Hijack” in terms of fight or flight and instead work towards developing mutual understanding, trust, respect, and shared goals and solutions.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal and attribution of content to Dr. Britt Andreatta)
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