Writing for a reaction. That is what I believe a lot of articles I read on Facebook are designed to do. This is especially true with articles published by my left leaning friends. The reaction I believe they are trying to incite is anger. But it is more than just anger, it is anger combined with disgust! That's the way I read it anyway when I see some of those headlines. I also believe they are counting on folks not to read the actual story because the story is often contradictory to what the headline says. That is what really irritates me. I often leave a comment about that, usually it is MSN that is the culprit. I have taken to referring to MSN as mostly stupid nonsense. But I'm not writing this to bash MSN. I am writing about this because I find it irritating. So, I guess you could say, they got their reaction. It's just that it is a bad one.
I think it is fair to say all writing is done for a reaction. You write to illicit a response of some kind from your reader. It makes no difference whether you are trying for laughs, sympathy, empathy or anger, the object is to get a reaction. The sad reality is if you want to gain attention, create a disturbance. If you can get people upset and angry, move them to action, that is the beginning of control. People often don't think clearly when angry! I have said it before, " anger is a great motivator but a poor guide. " It is also true that anger is the easiest reaction to gain. You don't have to be much of a journalist or author to get folks upset. The quickest way to do that is speak about religion and politics. We all know that and yet most of us still get upset about it! I know I do despite trying not you. Anger is a powerful tool.
I read the articles and listen to the newscasters today and generally what I hear are articles designed to get you angry. That's why everything these days is a conspiracy. A conspiracy implies what? There are forces at work behind the scenes, and those forces are not working for good. The intent is to create an atmosphere of distrust. If I can keep you suspicious, wary, and a bit afraid I can control you. I can get you to agree to certain things that you wouldn't ordinarily agree to you at all. And that is the plan of the left, in my opinion. All under the guise of keeping you safe. Well, that and how you are somehow being mistreated. The rich people have more money, certain religions and races are oppressing others. It's all so very unfair! You should be angry about all of that! And man is now destroying the environment! But who is responsible? Depends upon who I make you made at doesn't it? Isn't that the truth of it? Hasn't that always been the truth? Stretching all the way back to Kindergarten, it all depends upon who makes you mad at whom. Facts seldom mattered then, and it seems facts very seldom matter today when it comes to the left.
Even a cursory review of history will prove that out. Take the American revolution as an example. The British government was in control and indeed there were loyalists living in the states. All was going fairly well until what happened? The British started taxing commerce. That was the news feed of the day wasn't it? No taxation without representation! Articles were written and published to do what? Anger the colonists! That was the purpose of those articles, to get the people mad at the British. It worked just fine, a revolution was created. Those loyal to the crown were upset because their revenue stream was going to be interrupted. They were fat dumb and happy with things just the way they were. Others, the revolutionaries, wanted more, they wanted it all. A break from Britain was the only answer. How to accomplish that was the problem. Well, let loose the rheprtic! Flyers were printed, protests staged and the anger mounted.
Today we look back on that as the glorious American Revolution. The fight for right, for freedom, and for everything good in the world. We take all of that as just and pure to this day. I fly my flag proudly as a symbol of all that. It's the very reason I pledge Allegiance and the very reason I swore to defend her ( the nation ) against all enemies foreign and domestic. I'm still a little mad at the British! And now I am seeing the same propaganda being spread. It's all about freedom ( choice ) isn't it? That's what those on the left want you to believe. They want you to believe you can choose to do wrong and no one can tell you otherwise. The line today really is, you can do whatever you like as long as we can control you. That's the agenda of the left, control. You can call it socialism or some other name but the object is control. The quickest way to control the population is to control what? The money! It started a revolution two hundred and forty four years ago and is capable of starting one today. The only difference now being, we aren't complaining about taxes imposed. We will pay our taxes, but that tax revenue must be evenly distributed among the people. Doesn't matter if you contribute to the tax pool, that's not important. The importance lies in the government controlling the money, we must not have individual citizens having too much money! Independent, wealthy citizens are a threat to government control. That's what happened to the British control of the colonies. Independent, wealthy Americans started a revolution! Was the motivation America and Apple Pie? No, the motivation was money and it was fueled by anger. The left wants power, to control the government and by extension to control the people. That's what it is all about. That's also why it is important for them to control the narrative, to control the media.
Now I don't believe the majority of Americans will be fooled . I do believe that sooner or later there will be another revolution , of sorts. Yes, unfortunately it will include civil unrest. There will be wrongdoing from both sides of the aisle. There are always those that take things to the extreme. Eventually, extreme responses occur. History is fraught with such happenings. But I think in the end common sense and level heads will prevail. Those behind our revolution of 1775 were thoughtful folks, hence the Declaration and Constitution. They stated the reason clearly and concisely for reacting the way they did. Many petitions to the Crown were made before that resolution was decided upon. The Constitution was designed to prevent government from taking control away from the people. Yes, that was the intent. The constitution was not designed to give power to government! We the People have that power. We are all familiar with these words: " We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. "
Note that it says, promote the general welfare, provide for the common defense. It doesn't mean everyone gets the same thing! It doesn't mean individuals, it means the whole. We have to legislate for the common good, not special interest groups.
I started this blog with the sentence, Writing for a reaction. I'm hoping the reaction I get is that people will read this and think about what I'm saying. That's the reason I write, to share my thoughts.
I think it is fair to say all writing is done for a reaction. You write to illicit a response of some kind from your reader. It makes no difference whether you are trying for laughs, sympathy, empathy or anger, the object is to get a reaction. The sad reality is if you want to gain attention, create a disturbance. If you can get people upset and angry, move them to action, that is the beginning of control. People often don't think clearly when angry! I have said it before, " anger is a great motivator but a poor guide. " It is also true that anger is the easiest reaction to gain. You don't have to be much of a journalist or author to get folks upset. The quickest way to do that is speak about religion and politics. We all know that and yet most of us still get upset about it! I know I do despite trying not you. Anger is a powerful tool.
I read the articles and listen to the newscasters today and generally what I hear are articles designed to get you angry. That's why everything these days is a conspiracy. A conspiracy implies what? There are forces at work behind the scenes, and those forces are not working for good. The intent is to create an atmosphere of distrust. If I can keep you suspicious, wary, and a bit afraid I can control you. I can get you to agree to certain things that you wouldn't ordinarily agree to you at all. And that is the plan of the left, in my opinion. All under the guise of keeping you safe. Well, that and how you are somehow being mistreated. The rich people have more money, certain religions and races are oppressing others. It's all so very unfair! You should be angry about all of that! And man is now destroying the environment! But who is responsible? Depends upon who I make you made at doesn't it? Isn't that the truth of it? Hasn't that always been the truth? Stretching all the way back to Kindergarten, it all depends upon who makes you mad at whom. Facts seldom mattered then, and it seems facts very seldom matter today when it comes to the left.
Even a cursory review of history will prove that out. Take the American revolution as an example. The British government was in control and indeed there were loyalists living in the states. All was going fairly well until what happened? The British started taxing commerce. That was the news feed of the day wasn't it? No taxation without representation! Articles were written and published to do what? Anger the colonists! That was the purpose of those articles, to get the people mad at the British. It worked just fine, a revolution was created. Those loyal to the crown were upset because their revenue stream was going to be interrupted. They were fat dumb and happy with things just the way they were. Others, the revolutionaries, wanted more, they wanted it all. A break from Britain was the only answer. How to accomplish that was the problem. Well, let loose the rheprtic! Flyers were printed, protests staged and the anger mounted.
Today we look back on that as the glorious American Revolution. The fight for right, for freedom, and for everything good in the world. We take all of that as just and pure to this day. I fly my flag proudly as a symbol of all that. It's the very reason I pledge Allegiance and the very reason I swore to defend her ( the nation ) against all enemies foreign and domestic. I'm still a little mad at the British! And now I am seeing the same propaganda being spread. It's all about freedom ( choice ) isn't it? That's what those on the left want you to believe. They want you to believe you can choose to do wrong and no one can tell you otherwise. The line today really is, you can do whatever you like as long as we can control you. That's the agenda of the left, control. You can call it socialism or some other name but the object is control. The quickest way to control the population is to control what? The money! It started a revolution two hundred and forty four years ago and is capable of starting one today. The only difference now being, we aren't complaining about taxes imposed. We will pay our taxes, but that tax revenue must be evenly distributed among the people. Doesn't matter if you contribute to the tax pool, that's not important. The importance lies in the government controlling the money, we must not have individual citizens having too much money! Independent, wealthy citizens are a threat to government control. That's what happened to the British control of the colonies. Independent, wealthy Americans started a revolution! Was the motivation America and Apple Pie? No, the motivation was money and it was fueled by anger. The left wants power, to control the government and by extension to control the people. That's what it is all about. That's also why it is important for them to control the narrative, to control the media.
Now I don't believe the majority of Americans will be fooled . I do believe that sooner or later there will be another revolution , of sorts. Yes, unfortunately it will include civil unrest. There will be wrongdoing from both sides of the aisle. There are always those that take things to the extreme. Eventually, extreme responses occur. History is fraught with such happenings. But I think in the end common sense and level heads will prevail. Those behind our revolution of 1775 were thoughtful folks, hence the Declaration and Constitution. They stated the reason clearly and concisely for reacting the way they did. Many petitions to the Crown were made before that resolution was decided upon. The Constitution was designed to prevent government from taking control away from the people. Yes, that was the intent. The constitution was not designed to give power to government! We the People have that power. We are all familiar with these words: " We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. "
Note that it says, promote the general welfare, provide for the common defense. It doesn't mean everyone gets the same thing! It doesn't mean individuals, it means the whole. We have to legislate for the common good, not special interest groups.
I started this blog with the sentence, Writing for a reaction. I'm hoping the reaction I get is that people will read this and think about what I'm saying. That's the reason I write, to share my thoughts.
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