RE: RIP McCain
September 1, 2018 at 4:49 pm
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2018 at 5:02 pm by Brian37.)
(September 1, 2018 at 4:04 pm)chimp3 Wrote: McCain was not a mass produced conservative. He was an individual who was not afraid to think on his own. In that way he reminded me of Goldwater. Heel spurred Trump made a mistake by calling POW McCain a loser. I don't understand why he has not paid dearly for that statement.
I could have gotten along with him, he reminds me of my mother. Well intended, "You can do it" but there is a blind spot with that mindset.
Nobody should fault someone for trying or succeeding. I remember one video where McCain was in a mansion and said something like "I want everyone" meaning to live like that. And all I could do was scream at my TV! Ok, if everyone is rich, and everyone lives in a mansion all at the same time, who does the work?
I don't doubt there are good people in both parties that have the mindset of "do it and go for it", but even with liberals I see that utopia bent, and for most of society we are lucky if we can end up in the middle class and pay our bills.
The world has enough famous rich millionaires and billionaires. Nobody should fault or blame anyone for moving up. It is only when that mentality starts looking down on those that helped them move up, that is when I start having a problem.
My mom and I always loved each other even if we never always understood each other. It is unfortunate that old age and facing one's mortality seems to be the biggest driver to finally face what is important. Life is important, friendship is important, love is important. I never doubted her love for me, but late in her life I saw that change in her, that reality that "you cant take it with you". As politically different as we were, ultimately we loved each other. And as much as we yelled at each other, we were there for each other.
I could see myself debating McCain on the existence of God, just like I debated the same with my mother. If there was anyone I could trust to be my doctor, it would be McCain. Not because we agree, not because we yell, but because there is a decency in him and braveness in him, that transcends.
I could not do what he did, say accept what he did about himself, in that he admitted he had flawes, and so do I.
