Pumped for Today's Hearing!
"When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary. When mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable." -- Emile Durkheim
I should be resting now, as I did not get enough sleep last night. The thought of today's J6 Committee meeting was dancing in my head. So I read some works by Durkheim, to relax. I found myself thinking about his belief that the society that has shared values tends to function, while those without shared values experience dysfunction. I think I wrote about this concept a year or more ago, noting the America of my youth watched Walter Cronkite. And believed him.
Today, of course, there is no one trusted news source. More, within the vast array of options for mews sources, there are many that are one-sided, including those that "bend" the truth, as well as those that outright lie. Others are silent on important social dynamics -- bringing Lennon's saying that "a conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words. I broke that late night silence by switching from reading Durkheim to watching the news on television.
As I was watching, and muttering, "Put them in prison" over my breathe, I knew I needed to get to sleep, for I had to get up early in the morning, to greet a man who was coming to do a half-hour's work. Yet I could not get to sleep as I paced back and forth, agreeing with myself that they need to be incarcerated. But then it hit me -- the job this poor fellow would be doing was, in a very real sense, what we need nation-wide, today!
For gentle readers inhabiting the suburbs and cities, one of the less pleasant tasks of rural life is taking care of your septic system. Even the best functioning of these requires being pumped every so often. When I had nine people living here, it was more frequent than now that I live pretty much alone. Now, when I moved into this very old house, I found the septic system was made of hickory, from long ago. I had a more modern system put in, of course.
The fellow came bright and early, noting he wanted to beat the thunder storm heading our way. I think that Gandhi was right when he said that there is dignity in all work, in response to those complaining about digging our the latrines in this community. Heck, as a young man, I found work in putting in septic systems. Plus I enjoy talking with everyone, so when the guy finished, I could see he wanted to engage in conversation.
He started talking about his dislike of the dreaded younger generation. His youngest daughter, a son, his brother, and his mother all like Bernie Sanders, though one might speculate that 50% of those listed are not among the younger generation. I said that I thought it would be best if we all understood and respected the Constitution. He agreed.
He said his son is pro-legalization of pot. He noted the law had never stopped anyone from smoking it. I said, "Right. Only those who got arrested and sent to jail." He said he is conservative, but doesn't agree witheverything republicans do. He said that he was pro-choice, and told of when, as a married man with two children, he got another woman pregnant. He accompanied her to Planned Parenthood, and spoke highly of them. Within two years, he and this other woman got married and had two planned children. You can't make this up, and I say that not in making any judgement, but rather as an example of real life.
I said that I thought January 6 was wrong, and that those involved need to be incarcerated. It was then that our conversation went off the rails. He said the media has film the J6 Committee is refusing to show, of democrats dropping off bus-loads of Antifa behind the Capital while Trump was speaking a mile away. "I haven't seen that," I said. "But every last one of them involved in the planning and the riot need to go to jail, don't you think?" He agreed.
Now, back to today's hearing. I think that these hearings have indicated that our social septic system needs to be pumped in November. There are far too many republican maga-types adding their shit to think we can afford to put this off. Then we need to put this Supreme Court in check, because we have too many "originalists" on there insisting that we require a hickory sewer. No, I live in the same house, and things like running water and electricity were not available when that old hickory system was put in. Heck, the old piping from the well to the barn was made of leather back in the day. Same concepts, just as those expressed in the Constitution. Just we live in a different world today.
Anyhow, I'm pumped for today's hearing, and hope that you are, too! I love the DU discussions that take place during and after them. We are witnessing history, and must participate in it between now and November.
Peace,
H2O Man
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and I’ll carefully watch the videos to spot Antifa 
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and see no reason the committee wouldn't.
Last time I had the septic tank pumped was about 10 years ago so thanks for the reminder lol.
I moved into this house in my early 20s and it was funny when my friends asked why the hell I was flushing buttermilk and yeast down the commode.
I too am pumped for today's hearing, but if the shit hits the fan.....it may not be just a metaphor in my house
What remains to be seen is whether the consequences to the chief criminals will be commensurately greater.
That unanswered question, sadly, is why I am unable to get very pumped up.
However, that dose of skepticism does not affect my engagement on this and the imperative of kicking Repug ass in November. 
