Okay, the second of my three political editorials leading up to Lets-Work-Ourselves-into-a-Frothy-Riot Tuesday Yes, its true. Small minds talk about events. Average minds talk about people. Above-average minds talk about ideas. You have people on both sides of the aisle who occasionally say silly things....some who say stupid things...and some who say really stupid things. A few points about that. For one, be careful that the statement youre listening to isnt being quoted out of context. There are plenty of things you can say that sound right in context, especially if its a metaphor, but...on their own, make you sound crazy. For another, everyone has an off day. Youve never said something you didnt really mean? People are human. You make allowances. What you listen for is when the people say something at length. It would be rare for a person to talk for more than a minute and say something that sounded stupid unless they were really discussing an idea that they really believed. THATS when you listen. Listen to both sides when they talk like that. As for the appropriation by the other side of an ally of the other side, think about that for a minute. George Soros is known to be a pretty big patron of the liberal-progressive movement. Id be pretty stupid to spend my time talking at length about Soros if my intention is to talk down the agenda of the Democratic Party or the Democratic Partys nominee. Soros is a private individual who wants to make money and accrue power to himself and his network. Assume I dont approve of how his agenda would affect American society. Its kind of irrelevant, still, in the context of talking about a particular election. Again, Soros has his own shareholders to satisfy. You want to blame him for being effective and getting things done? You might as well have me condemn the Koch Brothers, and I know you dont want me to do that? GOT IT?
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 18:55:19 +0000
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