Politics has become an art of form-over-content. Religious messages have taken the same tack. It is taboo to really suggest that x or y is true. The majority of effort is invested in making sure the listener/recipient will respond positively. To hell with the veracity of the content. Will the ratings go up? Will the election be won? Will our numbers grow? Tickle, tickle.
There are times when speaking truth draws harsher reactions than just criticism. But that is also not the issue. There is not so much a fear of negative response, as much as a fear of loss of sales. We have all become religious and political consumers. Perhaps it has always been so?
I don't know what the hell happened to my 10/15 blog, but many of the ideas are represented here: www.soulhorizon.com/board/viewtopic.php?t=6514&sid=1fa26c81afbc24e46090f4fb0202213b
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The paradox of insular language
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We often develop slang or codewords to keep the others from understanding
what we’re saying. Here’s an example (thanks BK) of the lengths that some
are goi...
7 months ago
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A blog can't simply vanish, can it? Someone must have fouled-up at blogspot headquarters. I really wanted to read that one too.
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