The busy life of a not too retiring man, Pt. 2

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I am extremely pleased with that last post. Very satisfiying. Had I not started writing it and decided to hunt for my answers to the DFT questions I would simply have assumed I was in the wrong. I can’t be sure I pushed the send button but I stopped thinking about that questionnaire weeks ago. That’s a sign I was sure I only had to wait to be summoned to my interview.

I have three or four posts in me but I’m not sure how many I will get to. 1 forgive me post. Maybe this will be that. 2 NYTimes stories on Chinese deflationary policies. 3. The crow rescue society. 4. My grandsons art and theology. Oh and in the busy retirement department this morning after I resume painting a wall (see #4) I will have to leave to attend a League of Women’s Voters appearance on PACT (Public Access Cable Television) along with other school board candidates.

So about Forgive them for they know not what they do?

I downed a fourth chapter in the the book about the World War II reporters. Its a great read and tempts me to check out my old book on Ernie Pyle

The journalism that came back with these men made America a stable, thoughtful and generous nation. The Murdochs have sundered that America with the help from eliminating the Fairness Doctrine and Rush Limbaugh and dozens of investors who understand that they are buying eyes. At first they did it by establishing radio station empires. On the Republican party side they did it by broadcasting their internal suggestions to explain America to constituents to turning political thought into religious dogma. Furthermore the pols relying on the South’s politics claimed the news was crooked and cooked up the “Deep State.” My fury with the Maga movement is really fury with people who are simply accepting the nonsense the pervades screen time. Trump tapped into this and recently stumbled by telling the MAGA’s that the Epstein furor is fake news. He’s had to walk that back.

Considering the Maga movement’s conviction that they are a Christian movement (despite pissing on the Beatitude ) I imagine them as Jesus saw the crowds who mocked him on the cross. “Forgive them for they know not what the do.” If Democrats are ever to get their act together they better tap into this beneficent magnanimity. Ooh, cool big words.

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Harry is a ferociously good natured eccentric in Duluth Minnesota who detests traitors dressed up as Uncle Sam. You can find somewhat better edited writings of his at the Duluth Reader "contributors." page. The URL is:

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