I didn't mean to insult you with my observation. Your original statements about Bin Laden could have been on Fox. Your statements on Shrub are not likely to appear on Fox. I know that you dig deeper than the surface, and that is why I asked. You strive to be informed, and I respect your opinion. And you.
I agree that we cannot take down this regime by attacking it directly. We need to enlist as many people as we can in the effort to remove our support from them. Only through mass participation will the methods of "getting involved" in local stuff make a difference.
I think of myself as one writer who takes the heat off folks who intuit the same truth but are afraid to attract attention. I do not know the absolute truth but I know my impressions and my mission is to write them. In writing them I get it out there, so everyone can think about it and discuss it. I am educated by way of people's reactions and the resources they turn me on to.
Maybe by "making waves" I can help raise awareness to encourage mass participation in small resistance to bring real change. I can hope.
It is sad that writing what appears obvious to me seems so dangerous in this age. Freedom of speech is fading fast.
On the news: whenever I hear Shrub speak I am amazed that every single thing that comes out of his mouth is spun. So yes, you're not getting the truth from watching TV news, but you are seeing what lies are being propagated. Non-critical thinkers buy it, you and I see it for what it is. BBC and wikipedia are good resources, and also subject to critical analysis. We hope they are unbiased, but in the end we each decide what we believe and what we dismiss as spin or disinformation.
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Date: 2006-03-20 03:28 pm (UTC)I agree that we cannot take down this regime by attacking it directly. We need to enlist as many people as we can in the effort to remove our support from them. Only through mass participation will the methods of "getting involved" in local stuff make a difference.
I think of myself as one writer who takes the heat off folks who intuit the same truth but are afraid to attract attention. I do not know the absolute truth but I know my impressions and my mission is to write them. In writing them I get it out there, so everyone can think about it and discuss it. I am educated by way of people's reactions and the resources they turn me on to.
Maybe by "making waves" I can help raise awareness to encourage mass participation in small resistance to bring real change. I can hope.
It is sad that writing what appears obvious to me seems so dangerous in this age. Freedom of speech is fading fast.
On the news: whenever I hear Shrub speak I am amazed that every single thing that comes out of his mouth is spun. So yes, you're not getting the truth from watching TV news, but you are seeing what lies are being propagated. Non-critical thinkers buy it, you and I see it for what it is. BBC and wikipedia are good resources, and also subject to critical analysis. We hope they are unbiased, but in the end we each decide what we believe and what we dismiss as spin or disinformation.