I watched a video yesterday with which I identified deeply. The link for it is below, but I want to set it up for you first. Perhaps personalize it a little
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Nice post, Scott. But do beware of repeating the stereotypes you're trying to subvert! I'm a feminist who is married to an old fat white guy (no offense, Paul) and who knows rather a lot of fat old white guys who are trying their best to be part of the solution. :)
I used that phrase on purpose because one feminist I know (my wife) uses it regularly. Basically, I wanted to use both examples to which I'm sympathetic (feminism) and those to which I'm not (tea party conservatism). Usually she's referring to people like Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney, or even Bill Clinton.
In other words, there isn't just one story for the old fat white guys either. That's the point I was trying to make.
The ability to tolerate states of ambiguity is a sign of a mature thought process. This does not mean that the products of immature thinking should be dismissed from consideration out of hand. However, these products should be subjected to evidence evaluation.
Who created the source? Are they a primary/secondary informant? What is the purpose of the source? Et cetera.
For me, once I work through these questions, the quality of the information becomes apparent. As for how I feel about the person who passed it on, that is the part where I choose to tolerate ambiguity. Also, killfiles reduce my blood pressure, I am convinced.
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In other words, there isn't just one story for the old fat white guys either. That's the point I was trying to make.
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Who created the source? Are they a primary/secondary informant? What is the purpose of the source? Et cetera.
For me, once I work through these questions, the quality of the information becomes apparent. As for how I feel about the person who passed it on, that is the part where I choose to tolerate ambiguity. Also, killfiles reduce my blood pressure, I am convinced.
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