It can be hard to decide what news to focus on. There is a persistent 24 hr news cycle which offers little in terms of diversity, but much in terms of the number of ‘partisan’ angles from which a story is approached. In this deluge of news and media opinion one can struggle to see the ‘true story’. I won’t pretend to know all the real, but I have managed to figure out a thing or two over the four plus decades I have had the honor of walking across this planet (more on memory and self and the concept of soul and reincarnation at a later date). I know this: Every angle has a purpose and audience. So, the real trick is to decide what news stories are actually relevant and examine them from multiple perspectives.
The Mueller thing is a good one for this. The republicans, bolstered by Fox News and the tweeting power of Donald (how in the gray fuck is this guy president?) Trump, have created a story where Mueller absolutely hates Trump and is in the pocket of the (formerly feckless) democratic party to destroy Trump as some sort of petty personal agenda over Golf.
Bullshit.
Yeah, I’m going to dismiss that on the surface. Mueller has been openly praised by both parties over the years as a stand up guy and solid leader of the FBI. He was nominated to the head post in 2001 by Bush to great applause. He continued on through the Obama presidency, because everyone still thought he was great. Eventually, he retired. Trump’s appointees are the ones who brought him back as a special counsel.
This concept of a witch hunt is designed to reach the people who either don’t know how to filter out bullshit or want to believe in Trump as a way to feel like their vote was not a step towards destroying the country they thought they were protecting by shutting down Clinton. It is reaching them. It should not.
Some Thoughts:
- I think I have a kid who is suffering from lingering sever’s disease and another who has Achilles tendonitis. I also think that I am dealing with cyberchondria and diagnosing dang near everything over the internet, so there’s that.