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Originally Posted by Apollia  The Declaration of Independence could be regarded as a long list of whining grievances. Whine, whine, whine - "look at all the ways King George is victimizing us! Wahh!" |
Hey, Apollia. I wouldn't call the Declaration of Independence "whining" -- on the contrary. Whining is moaning about how 'at effect' you are, focusing only on problem and taking zero responsibility for how you yourself are the cause of your circumstance, or for making a difference.
The D of I, on the other hand, starts off by saying, "When it becomes necessary to cut loose the dead wood, it seems to us that common courtesy requires us to tell them why. So here's a list of reasons why this relationship isn't working for us anymore and why we are hereby cutting the cord and taking care of our own damned selves from here on in."
It's a solution-oriented document, and it takes the time to communicate what led them to make their choice.