Ruth Bader Ginsburg admitted to hospital for ‘treatment of a possible infection,’ Supreme Court says

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

 

You got to respect her, agree with her political view points or not.  She is one tough ol broad, who has spent a admirable life fighting for what she believes in. Wish her the best.

 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-admitted-to-hospital-for-treatment-of-a-possible-infection-supreme-court-says

[yuna628 9,528]

Hopkins will take great care of her.

[Neonred 3,446]

She can't last much longer...

[Nature Boy 2.0 8,315]

One other thing is for sure. If she, god forbid, should die. Its going to be a political storm 

[laylalex 7,247]

She's a personal hero. I collect RBG ephemera. I keep these ones by my bedside -- a special present I got from the last time everyone was on death watch for her.

 

When I think things are tough for me personally, I remember what grit she had to succeed at the time she was moving up in the world and kicking butt. As a role model, she's got to be one of the best. Thinking of you, RBG. ❤️ 

 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

I'm not a fan of the skewed narrative of her, the same people nowadays putting her up on a pedestal tend to bash her for her ruling on "hate speech" being inconsistent with the First Amendment. Nonetheless, I think one of the most important things that deserves highlighting is her relationship with someone that was her political opposite, Justice Scalia. Political polarization has worsened to a degree where "dissenting" views are "harmful", and now more people are behaving in more malicious ways, rather than simply tolerating the fact that others disagree with them, there's this idea of "destroying" people one disagrees with because apparently the sum of a person is merely their political views. Scalia and Ginsburg's relationship for many years was cool but not exceptional because it was normal, now apparently it isn't, and I long for those days, even though they seem pretty much gone now in rapid fashion.

Edited July 15, 2020 by Burnt Reynolds

[Dashinka 23,242]

9 hours ago, laylalex said:

She's a personal hero. I collect RBG ephemera. I keep these ones by my bedside -- a special present I got from the last time everyone was on death watch for her.

 

When I think things are tough for me personally, I remember what grit she had to succeed at the time she was moving up in the world and kicking butt. As a role model, she's got to be one of the best. Thinking of you, RBG. ❤️ 

 

Never been one to put anyone on a pedestal.  No one is above anyone else on this planet.

[laylalex 7,247]

5 hours ago, Dashinka said:

Never been one to put anyone on a pedestal.  No one is above anyone else on this planet.

Same here! We should not consider anyone above criticism, I think. But we can still take inspiration from the lives others lead. I take inspiration from hers, even though she is human and fallible like the rest of us.

[Dashinka 23,242]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

Same here! We should not consider anyone above criticism, I think. But we can still take inspiration from the lives others lead. I take inspiration from hers, even though she is human and fallible like the rest of us.

Why not inspire yourself?  I for one hope RBG recovers and lives a long life, she was actually able to tolerate differing opinions and is a true Liberal, not a Leftist like today.

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

19 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Why not inspire yourself?  I for one hope RBG recovers and lives a long life, she was actually able to tolerate differing opinions and is a true Liberal, not a Leftist like today.

I only hope to live as long as she has even now.

[laylalex 7,247]

10 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Why not inspire yourself?  I for one hope RBG recovers and lives a long life, she was actually able to tolerate differing opinions and is a true Liberal, not a Leftist like today.

What is the harm in looking to how others have handled challenges? I only have my own life experience, which has its limits. While looking inside -- with a critical eye -- is useful for me, there are so many stories of courage and resilience and brilliance and success to draw upon. No man, as John Donne wrote, is an island -- we are interconnected as humans, and we learn from each other's triumphs and failures. 

 

Off to read Donne's Meditation XVII, now that I think of it. 

[Dashinka 23,242]

2 minutes ago, laylalex said:

What is the harm in looking to how others have handled challenges? I only have my own life experience, which has its limits. While looking inside -- with a critical eye -- is useful for me, there are so many stories of courage and resilience and brilliance and success to draw upon. No man, as John Donne wrote, is an island -- we are interconnected as humans, and we learn from each other's triumphs and failures. 

 

Off to read Donne's Meditation XVII, now that I think of it. 

No harm in educating oneself about other’s successes, this is how we learn to be successful ourselves.  My only point is no one deserves to be worshipped as an idol.

[Ban Hammer 12,836]

28 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

 My only point is no one deserves to be worshipped as an idol.

unless they are one

[laylalex 7,247]

18 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

unless they are one

Alex's mum is a huge Billy Idol fan, which always cracks me up.  

 

47 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

No harm in educating oneself about other’s successes, this is how we learn to be successful ourselves.  My only point is no one deserves to be worshipped as an idol.

We do not disagree.  

[90DayFinancier 910]

Did the cultural police decide that the term Hero is off limits? I didn't get that memo.