Anatta
1 min readJun 11, 2022

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That is an apt description of people who resonate with that kind of rhetoric irrespective of which side of the political spectrum it's directed toward.

I've been unable to watch the news since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Faux News has always been full of shit -- and I chose Faux News specifically because you said not to -- but since the beginning of the war, every network is full of nationalist bullshit. Ironically, I started watching Fox news because theirs was the most honest assessment of the situation, not because they are exemplars of honesty, but because they merely take the opposite tack from the leftist crap on CNN and MSNBC, and on the war in Ukraine, those networks are just stoking wrong-headed nationalist pride.

You mentioned that the offending article used the gross oversimplifications to support a dubious premise. Every political hit piece of either side does the same thing. You picked one from the political left, but they aren't difficult to find on the political right. Oversimplified arguments, tribal appeals, and emotive language are the staples of that kind of writing. It serves a purpose, but that purpose is not the elucidation of truth, or a nuanced discussion of important issues.

I particularly liked your last paragraph about the world we live in today being the opposite of what it's supposed to be. That entire paragraph could apply to both left and right on the political spectrum. On the left it describes Black Lives Matter. On the right it describes Evangelical Christians.

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Anatta
Anatta

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Buddhist practitioner and writer. My autistic son is the focus of my spiritual practice. He inspires me with his love and companionship.

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