Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Another thought about Charlottesville...

It occurs to me this episode illustrates something Scott Adams -- creator of the cartoon strip "Dilbert" -- has observed about life. Namely, that when we look at the world, we all see different "movies."

So, for example, if you look at the events of last weekend, and you see a bunch of KKK and Nazi wannabes showing up with clubs and guns, and they are met by peaceable citizens, and then you hear that people were injured and one was killed -- then of course what you see is murderous racism and that's the whole story.

On the other hand, if you see a bunch of Antifa goons -- who have bloodied faces across the country -- storming a bunch of white supremacists and other uglies, holding a nonetheless legal march -- then you see a different movie. And so it goes.

I haven't seen Mr. Adams mention this, but there remains another category: those who actually see one particular movie; but then, after noticing how others describe what they saw, change their stories. We call those folks "politicians."

6 comments:

TJM said...

father, exactly. We have the worst political class in recent decades, vipers, clinging to power any way they can. And regrettably a lot of fake catholics in that group.

Anonymous said...

The politicians are disgusting, and I don't refer to POTUS. Everything done by the counter protestors in Charlottesville was politically orchestrated. They are purposely escalating racial tensions for political gain. That's repulsive.

Fr Martin Fox said...

The only significant thing I take issue with in what President Trump said the other day was when he claimed there were "good people" among the original "Unite the Right" rally. My reaction is, well, it's possible, but the more I hear about how it was promoted and how it unfolded, I'm wondering just how many people who aren't into "white identity" and other odious things would really be likely to have shown up?

Maybe my understanding of the event is wrong, and maybe that really happened. But that seems to be a major weak point for the President's argument. It's the only legitimate basis for someone to complain that he's giving legitimacy to ideas and movements he shouldn't legitimize as "conservative."

rcg said...

If we assume that it did then we know that people need alternatives to the organizations that brought people together to hurt each other. I think that is what Trump may have meant in his comments about 'both sides'. When I was in the military I discovered that a similar incident was planned at a local festival. I was upset that the intel people had not altered me so I could warn our people. They were more concerned with their intel operation than the actual reason we had intel operations which is to help protect people. I warned the people anyway and told them I would not tolerate anyone participating in that mess. These leaders want their people hurt so they can maintain the division that is the source of their power.

TJM said...

The corrupt, national, left-wing media is our greatest threat. They LOVE diviseness but they should be very careful for what they wish for. After all, they are anti-gun and would be defenseless if hostilities break out due to their shennanigans

Anonymous said...

Trump should not have supported propping up the Lee statue. Lee made the mistake of defending a slave gulag regime. The provenance of the statue is mysterious, and could very well link to KKK. Read the declarations of causes of secession to understand that it was all about slavery. Read the Cornerstone speech.

Trying to keep the statue would be a path to the mobbing of Jefferson's "inalienable rights". Taking down the statue would be not only right in itself, but a firebreak shielding Jefferson.