So I've changed all the presets on my car radio... and I no longer listen to ANY of the news outlets... except the various business channels. Damn... I am so so so less anxious about anything. It's like... well...
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fy-uhxiXcE
All news, everywhere, is designed to incite. All politicians, everywhere, speak to incite. It's both amusing and tragic to watch how effective the tactic is.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb...
The government is the bomber, the country is the bomb, and I am Major T. J. "King" Kong...
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Link: Cognitive Dissonance
I'm avoiding information that reinforces my beliefs about where this country is going.
I'm just taking a break. I'm comfortable in my beliefs. I'm just uncomfortable that my fears about where this country is going are coming true, and there is not so much I can do about it, so why not binge watch a comedy show with the wife instead? My kids are going to have to handle these problems soon. We've kicked the can down to them successfully.
That doesn't stop me from popping in from time to time here, though. And, I reserve the right to participate more vigorously whenever it pleases me.
is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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