Bugsprays

1/2 In college, I was once tasked to defend a position I was against. I learned; 1. Logic trumps emotion. 2. Facts beat beliefs. 3. Without proof you position is indefensible 4. Personal attacks and insults show personal flaws

If your opinion on Charlie Kirk is based on 20 seconds of 2 minute dialogues, memes filled with half-truths and lies, or those who do the same, you are a tool, just like the guns some would like to ban. No doubts, no skepticism, no questioning those with their finger on the trigger. 1/2

My first political epiphany; My Dad & Granddad, both lifelong Democrats, were discussing who to vote for. "Mr. G", Granddad said. Dad replied, "But Mr. G is a rotten SOB!" "Yea, but he's our rotten SOB." Granddad said. It doesn't matter what the mule smells like, only that it pulls your wagon

Jimmy Carter was the most moral and honest president in my lifetime. I forgot the lesson and voted for him. His poor policies gave us high inflation, no national direction or vision. After four years I would have voted for a blind squirrel with the knowing it would occasionally find an acorn.

I've been on Bluesky for almost a month. When I get into discussions I don't engage in personal attacks, rarely swear, and try to keep the conversations pertinent to the subject at hand. For this I have been blocked 12 times and shadow banned at least twice. 1/2