I want to set something on the table and anyone who bothers to read anything I write, please take a good hard look.
We are living in a time in history in this country ten times more confused than elucidated. Many have no idea who to listen to, so I am going to clarify something, so maybe we can have educational intercourse and maybe... an exchange of ideas and dogma.
Bashing anything anyone writes or says by name-calling just lowers you. It lowers you. It makes it personal, when many times the reader has no clue who wrote it, their state of mind, or even their intent. We have freedom of speech folks and exercising it, shouldn’t make people try to kill, maim, or slander you and your family. I defend the right of anything any American says or writes, but that doesn’t mean I agree with them.
On a routine basis I submit comments and letters to the Baytown Sun,
only to have a select few call me un-Christian, a liar, a criminal, and
an idiot. They’ve even drug my bride into their tirade and called the
police on me, claiming I threatened their life. Never mind that they do
not address anything I wrote. Have we lost the ability to be civil? Do
we not know or practice the Golden Rule?
Make no mistake; emotions are high, because there is a lot at stake.
Like Mike Meyer’s SNL character asked, “Can we talk”?
Make no mistake; emotions are high, because there is a lot at stake.
Like Mike Meyer’s SNL character asked, “Can we talk”?
1 comment:
Patrick Newman: Unfortunately, the art of critical thinking is lost on many. Couple that with reacting to the *person* and not the subject under debate and you have no chance of a civilized conversation.
Michael Murphy: The digital age has dulled the mind and sharpened the tongue..
Politics in general are highly personal..
There are guiding philosophies within the two party structure..
Both deep and tenured..
And there are many citizens caught totally unaware of the obvious..
Election campaigns, no matter the position desired, have become lengthy and tedious..
Inevitably turning America's candidates into nothing more than a cult of personalities..
Showmanship seems to win the day..
And I guess when it comes to competing sophistries and ideals, both designed to entice and influence potential voters, become nothing more than backseat ramblings to the masses simply waiting for 'The Big Show'....
Well, let's just say...
Welcome folks, and come on in to the show that never ends..
Come inside, come inside!
Geez, Burt, I simply wish I had more confidence in the average American voter who in general lack the ability to choose wisely based on a rationale existing somewhere beyond the entertainment value.
I'm open to suggestions.
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