from the mind of critic-1/17/18

From the mind of critic: “If we argue that anybody who disagrees with us is wrong, do we evolve into politicians who claim fake news, anytime a negative story is published? Do all the issues we have with each other, exacerbate when we reach elected office? Do our issues grow, but are more well hidden because of our new found power and influence? Are claims of fake news, born out of a lifetime of avoiding conflict? We live in strange times, with huge fissures w…ithin our human family. Sometimes it seems like our grand canyon size difference of opinions, have deleted comrpomise from the english langauge. The first step in recovery is to admit we have a problem. Once we see that issues can be resolved when we’re honest about their causes, we’ll realize compromise might be scary, but continuing down our current path of mutually assured destruction, is much worse. Fake news isn’t fake, it’s the most authentic form of democracy in existence, otherwise known as critical thinking. Being American means disagreeing and compromising, not scapegoating and self preservation. Echo chambers grow divisions, compromise grows understanding.”