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comment by ButterflyEffect
ButterflyEffect  ·  1820 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "Right Matters and the Truth Matters"

Love Schiff and that was a great speech but please, somebody point out the last time the truth mattered? Did it matter during the 2016 election? Did it matter during the vote for the Iraq war? Has it mattered with climate change? Does it matter with voter security and gerrymandering? The list goes on.

Power and money is all that there is.





lil  ·  1819 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How can we, individually, make “truth matter”?

I often ask people, “What are you certain of?” Thoughtful people are not certain of much beyond their own experience, or are “certain” only to the extent that the evidence suggests.

I guess we need to be truthful with ourselves first, and with others in our lives, and hope that helps us see truth in others. It’s a long road.

mk  ·  1819 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Power and money is all that there is.

Most of the time, but not all of the time. That's why I find history so interesting. You never know when.