"There lays the problem. The vast majority of what we see is not an effort at positively influencing the thoughts of the opposition, but rather to collect praise from the likeminded. People who with no apparent sense of irony display what they claim to oppose in their own behavior." Bullseye. And worse, the best way to earn praise from t…
"There lays the problem. The vast majority of what we see is not an effort at positively influencing the thoughts of the opposition, but rather to collect praise from the likeminded. People who with no apparent sense of irony display what they claim to oppose in their own behavior."
Bullseye. And worse, the best way to earn praise from the likeminded is to shield them from the truth. Even if that means outright lying.
I remember when KellyAnne Conway first uttered the phrase "alternative facts" and everybody, most definitely including myself, laughed at how ridiculous it was. Today, it feels as if the idea that facts are optional if they conflict with your paint of view is just standard fare.
"There lays the problem. The vast majority of what we see is not an effort at positively influencing the thoughts of the opposition, but rather to collect praise from the likeminded. People who with no apparent sense of irony display what they claim to oppose in their own behavior."
Bullseye. And worse, the best way to earn praise from the likeminded is to shield them from the truth. Even if that means outright lying.
I remember when KellyAnne Conway first uttered the phrase "alternative facts" and everybody, most definitely including myself, laughed at how ridiculous it was. Today, it feels as if the idea that facts are optional if they conflict with your paint of view is just standard fare.