There are many great things in the "free" world; one of them being if the game sucks, pick up your cards and go elsewhere. One of the things I miss about "the old days" is waiting for the local paper to be delivered. I'm talking 50+ years ago. It was nice. We all read it and talked about it. Sure, there has always been the need not to believe everything you read, but this is a whole different animal! You know what? Once I got over the shock of seeing all the lies and corruption in MSM, I've grown to love this new publishing paradigm. Sometimes liberation is at first distressing, but some of us eventually find it exhilarating. Welcome back, Hector; I missed you!
I agree. There was something good with the fact that more or less, we were all "watching the same film" when it came to media. I also miss those days. Having said that... I rather have a multitude of sources and figure out where the truth lies. More work, but more reward as well.
Thank you. Apologies for taking so long to publish something. I try to keep a 2 week schedule.
I think society's parameters were more narrow back then. Can you imagine if you saw ppl going to the bathroom on the street in full view of everyone? Or those who commit horrific crimes being let go with a slap on the wrist? We would have thought that we entered 'The Twilight Zone'. 😳
IMO - we have condoned behavior that is bad, wrong, perverted or amoral. When you hire a person who has 9 piercings on their face to work at the counter of your business, what kind of message are you sending about yourself? And, btw, get off my lawn! 😉
Terrific piece. I've found that very, very few people in my extended circle of family & friends even care about discerning one source from another. Actually, I've found that very, very few people don't take the time to even ask the basic questions you put forth and that saddens me tremendously. I try to engage ppl in discussions about this - where appropriate - and no on bites. I wish there was a way to ignite SOME kind of spark in ppl's curiosity in digging deeper about how media is presenting opinion AS fact. Passing along columns such as yours and all the other great journalists/podcasters that you mentioned is just a baby step along that path. Thanks for your time and effort. I greatly appreciate it.
There are many great things in the "free" world; one of them being if the game sucks, pick up your cards and go elsewhere. One of the things I miss about "the old days" is waiting for the local paper to be delivered. I'm talking 50+ years ago. It was nice. We all read it and talked about it. Sure, there has always been the need not to believe everything you read, but this is a whole different animal! You know what? Once I got over the shock of seeing all the lies and corruption in MSM, I've grown to love this new publishing paradigm. Sometimes liberation is at first distressing, but some of us eventually find it exhilarating. Welcome back, Hector; I missed you!
I agree. There was something good with the fact that more or less, we were all "watching the same film" when it came to media. I also miss those days. Having said that... I rather have a multitude of sources and figure out where the truth lies. More work, but more reward as well.
Thank you. Apologies for taking so long to publish something. I try to keep a 2 week schedule.
I think society's parameters were more narrow back then. Can you imagine if you saw ppl going to the bathroom on the street in full view of everyone? Or those who commit horrific crimes being let go with a slap on the wrist? We would have thought that we entered 'The Twilight Zone'. 😳
IMO - we have condoned behavior that is bad, wrong, perverted or amoral. When you hire a person who has 9 piercings on their face to work at the counter of your business, what kind of message are you sending about yourself? And, btw, get off my lawn! 😉
Terrific piece. I've found that very, very few people in my extended circle of family & friends even care about discerning one source from another. Actually, I've found that very, very few people don't take the time to even ask the basic questions you put forth and that saddens me tremendously. I try to engage ppl in discussions about this - where appropriate - and no on bites. I wish there was a way to ignite SOME kind of spark in ppl's curiosity in digging deeper about how media is presenting opinion AS fact. Passing along columns such as yours and all the other great journalists/podcasters that you mentioned is just a baby step along that path. Thanks for your time and effort. I greatly appreciate it.