Ernest Hancock
Letters to the Editor • Propaganda
No Bullshit,... please
On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 5:17 PM,
From: A Reader of FreedomsPhoenix
Dear sir:
I regret to inform you I have just cancelled my
subscription.
The reason is very simple. You are spreading the
works and falsehoods of to many authors/articles that are flat out wrong. These
articles will only serve to confuse the public.
While some of your articles in your newsletter are
valid, I can not continue to forward, or help you spread, these
falsehoods to others.
Editors Reply
Thanks for the note.
FreedomsPhoenix is unique in that it allows individuals such as yourself to have an unfettered ability to share your perspective and to call "Bullshit" on 'falsehoods'. The Free-Market of ideas tends to sort out the truth,... the only other alternative is that I am the source of all truth :)
Please keep checking back. There is a lot of good material that will help you avoid being blind sided.
Peace,
Ernie
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FreedomsPhoenix is unique in that it allows individuals such as yourself to have an unfettered ability to share your perspective and to call "Bullshit" on 'falsehoods'. The Free-Market of ideas tends to sort out the truth,... the only other alternative is that I am the source of all truth :)
Please keep checking back. There is a lot of good material that will help you avoid being blind sided.
Peace,
Ernie
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I see it too. But the only alternative is a heavier hand in policing opinions. Since this individual was not specific I won't target a specific entry. I am counting on the readers of FreedomsPhoenix to continue commenting on entries with relevant information that should be shared.
As time passes for a new 'Reporter' or submitter of 'Letters to the Editor' they may get a phone call or email from me sharing my thoughts about how they are using FreedomsPhoenix. But this rarely happens before the readers of FreedomsPhoenix get a chance to have their say.
Since our volume of readers and participants have grown so much over the last few months I am willing to let the readers have a great deal of input without my influence. But the seasoned readers and contributors here on FreedomsPhoenix know that I do have an opinion and will share it when required.
The flavor of FreedomsPhoenix is more about freedom of expression while making certain that the structure leaves every post open to public review and challenge. It is the ability to challenge irresponsible speech that is the key (one of the original revolutionaries shared that with us).
I encourage you to challenge the posters here. None of them have any more weight as an individual than anyone else.
Enjoy your freedom.
Ernie
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4 Comments in Response to No Bullshit,... please
I have experienced several email lists that I have spent a great deal of time on in years past that were made useless by propagandists that didn't have truth, freedom and/or justice as a primary concern. This is why FreedomsPhoenix is constructed the way it is. We are days away from a major upgrade that address several of these issues that are designed behind our policy of "Freedom's the Answer,... What's the Question?". You'll see how creative the sharing of information can be when you don't try to control it and still hope to not waste the time of others seeking the truth that we as a small group hope to share with those that we think are in need of it.
Stay tuned, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. We have been working hard on this particular project for 6 months and are very close.
Peace,
Ernie
Your experiences have hardwired your brain to perceive events a certain way. That is, your brain makes sense of your past experiences by forming a "perception".
Your brain expects all future experiences to fit neatly into that perception. When you have an experience that doesn't fit into that perception, you feel confused and angry for the period of time that it takes your brain to adjust your perception to accommodate that experience.
Credit John Taylor Gatto for a very important observation about reading. When you read, your mind has a conversation with the author's mind. In other words, your mind learns a new perception fragment formed by a mind with a different set of experiences than your own.
Even if the perception fragment doesn't "change your mind" immediately, it is a tool your brain can use to more quickly adjust your perception to new experiences. Thus, your overall level of future confusion and anger are reduced.
In that context, we can predict that, the more radically an author's perception differs from your own, the more uncomfortable it will be to learn that new perception. This discomfort is exactly the sentiment expressed in this LTE.
However, we can also note that, to the extent you can stomach the discomfort, your mind benefits in proportion to the difference in perception between you and the author.
It is weightlifting for your mind.
There are some great stories about Voltaire's near thing escapes from the "law." Some may even be true;-)
His only novel was the still a great read, "Candide." (free)
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Every. Single. Time.
Y'all feel free to suck on these teats of wisdom....Y'hear?
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
-Voltaire
"The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected." - William O. Douglas
"What is tolerance? -- it is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly -- that is the first law of nature." - Voltaire