Having listened to some speeches at the two political conventions, an ancient truth raised its head-most statements which claimed to be fact are in reality half-truths. Apparently the speakers assume that nobody will bother to try to obtain the complete story on any given statement. Unfortunately, this is generally the case. And so, I guess this election will be decided primarily as I described in my second posting on this blog. The voting will be primarily on the basis of political affiliation, emotion, or susceptibility to propaganda. Maybe by coincidence the winners will prove to be the proper choices. I think we will survive no matter what.
And so the crotchety old curmudgeon will cease propagating his own thoughts on this subject.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
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I agree with how you think people will vote. I think many people do not vote on the facts or do much research into the issues. Of course, with all the political propaganda in the media and in speeches by those running for office, it's hard to ascertain the facts sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI agree with how you think people will vote. I think many people do not vote on the facts or do much research into the issues. Of course, with all the political propaganda in the media and in speeches by those running for office, it's hard to ascertain the facts sometimes.
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