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Originally Posted by Nucky
I don't think that you would paint me in a corner nor would I do it to you. The point is I am inclined to use my powers of intuition based on past practice and statements and observation and with no link, a newspaper report or other Concrete proof side with Mrs. Gracie in the little give and take you had with her. Maybe next time it would be that I side with you. See I'm considerably younger than many people who live in The Villages and I cherish my friendships with the people who are Senior to me, the ones I've met and the ones I mix it up with on here. There are many ways of a person coming to a conclusion as far as the truth goes. I made mine the way I saw fit. I have nothing at all against you Mr. Bucco and I call you that out of respect nothing more, no wisecracking like I normally do. You have a lot to offer and I am a student, so teach. I'm listening.
Truth to me is easily identifiable when it is an eyeball to eyeball conversation. In type or television news I have my favorite channel to get the news and then I watch the enemy channel to see their point of view. Don't tell anybody but occasionally I think the enemy is correct and my primary channel has blown it. I'm into reality, not head games and no psychoanalyzing others, it's not my yob man.
I love the truth but putting people on cross-examination throughout life isn't really living to me which is why the first thing I thought of was Why So Serious?
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I will respond to just two things in your post. Not shying away, but two things you say cause my reply. If you feel I am shunning what you say, let me know.
First your comment on watching the "enemy channel" is telling. Not sure how a channel can be described as enemy, and not knowing your favorite channel, hard to comment. First of all, if you are getting your news on a "channel", I feel you are short changing yourself, assuming you speak of cable.. most of cable "news" is simply opinion and all skewed. To really get news and understand it, you must read.
Now you say you are younger, so that reading might get old for you ν ½νΈ, and that bothers me. Young people are basically lazy and dependent on social media or whatever is easier, not necessarily accurate.
Which brings me to "why so serious" ....my strong opinion is that the OP understands..with "fake news" (whatever defines that TODAY) we have either lost the definition of truth and don't care, or we believe, not in truth and facts but something else.
Either way, it is serious...very serious. To be led by lies is getting in line for serious consequences. You cannot name a statesman or leader up until recently, that did not believe that the American free press is one of major reasons for our greatness. Now, we attack the press for reporting instead of the issue being reported....
It is deceptive and dishonest to preach how evil the free press is because they report accusations reply, but it is negative....ACCURETLY, BUT NEGATIVE. If we turn our hearts from what is true, and follow not the issues, but a person or a specific ideology. Well, I am turning 80 in June.....I lived and worked with and for great men, great journalists, and learned that the road we are in at present....to demean our press, our hero's, anyone that might feel differently or be of a different pursuation, we are courting weakness and destruction.
I hope you learn how the present situation, on both sides, is weakening our great country. Well, hope you don't learn, but realize it. Read history and what we were founded on...as you said the "enemy channel" sums it up...you want to hear what you want to hear, True or not, and that's a problem. The truths, as said in our constitution snout certain, is self evident and no one man or group can change that, but the will and can change the direction of your country well before you get as old as I.
No more rambling, but attack the issues, not the messengers as we do today, and search for truth, instead of accepting lies, as easy as that may be.
Be happy, being honest should not change that. Be patriotic, demanding truth instead of lies should serve that well. Don't demean those who disagree, respect and talk with respect to them.
So, search for truth and honesty does not lessen joy, fact is it should give you more freedom. This chaos today, this is not good