Josh wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:11 am
t1,
Ben Shapiro operates a news/media outlet called "The Daily Wire". You seem very up to date on whatever Ben Shapiro is saying, so I'd venture to say that, yes, you do watch the news and keep up with it.
i wasn’t happy with my wording. it was late, my brain quit. (not that late+tired are prerequisites for my poor writing.)
i think my recent posts, in the last year or so, reflect i view a number of OPINION sources, a range of OPINION pieces from “young men on the street types,” like Doc Rich, to more scholarly opinions, like, Gad Saad. i consider Ben S work as OPINION.
i think it’s important to separate what is presented as msm news reporting, whether left or right, from OPINIONS.
most news outlets offer OPINION pieces, too. i don’t ignore ALL. i try to ignore msm. i appreciate OPINIONS.
i appreciate MD, now MN, as an OPINION forum.
^^i think you’re correct to question that. the distinctions are important, the internet muddies the waters.
Josh wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:16 am
Valerie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:09 amI agree. I really don't worry about the lefts viewpoint in this and do not consider it an insult to agree with the right on this terrible situation (there's a reason they're called "right"
) and I too have lear MN ed to value HKs perspective on any given topic here.
I do realize if one is limited by their church of news sources they may be missing important pieces but as in all things the left & right are truly divided on all things. Biden has been supportive of Israel and had a Hannakuh observance of some type yesterday at the Capitol which was admirable.
This post is a great example of the polarised, us-vs-them thinking that dominates modern political discourse.
In my view, this is an OPINION on an INFORMAL DISCUSSION FORUM, between people who get to know one another through written discussion. Lots of members know one another IRL. Friends+acquaintances chatting.
For me, this is the beauty of this forum. Informal communication.
More HK, less white noise.
HK consistently acknowledges all sides of every topic. He is gracious to all. He is well read, as a number of present+past members are. [His sources slay me.] The man literally reads. i hope some of his habits rub off on me.
Don’t miss his latest doozy, bottom of P.7.
Which causes me to miss Knight.
Knight understood everything i wrote in uncanny ways. That was a nice experience, ‘cause i know i can be confusing, and other.
In a few words, Knight could explain TO ME what i was saying, and why, with etymological, cultural, historical notes.
No wonder i miss him.
Isn’t that it, tho? Everyone wants to be understood. Even with no words.
A basic human desire.
“Where Mennonites and others connect.” Connect is the operative word.