The editor in chief of the Journal of the American Medical Association wrote in 1959 that there was too little evidence to show that smoking caused cancer. Just think if the doctors who saw that link were silenced by a Disinformation Governance Board such as is now part of the ridiculously superfluous Department of Homeland Security.
There are so many times nowadays where contrary opinions are simply labeled dis or misinformation, unfounded, conspiracy theory, and so on. But history has shown that revisionist history is merely thoroughly researched, not a lie.
Remember the Mueller investigation? It cost taxpayers $32 million and lasted two years and found nothing to implicate Russia in a conspiracy with the 2016 Trump campaign for president. The revision was a little late on that one. I'm not a big Trump fan but have to admit he's less likely to be a face on the screen, obliterating any deeper thought as to who is actually running things. Biden can't be real, can he?
The lack of truth is certainly the biggest strike against democracy. In the writings of the founders of our government there is absolutely no positive mention of democracy. They knew even better than us that the truth is often lost in translation or simply misconstrued. Therefore a solid set of rules protecting us from democracy is absolutely necessary for the survival of our incredibly prosperous society. Remember, people want to come here.
We just traveled to L.A. to see our precious son. I'm not one to befriend just anybody but find it enriching to learn of stranger's situations. I met a guy in an REI store because he had a hat like mine. He became a guru to me. So many insightful arguments changed my mind. I'm not a lost cause.
Regular readers will know I'm appreciative of black culture, admittedly from afar as a suburban whitey. My compassion might seem shallow. So what? It's real to me. I saw a cute little high school girl at Walmart. She had a Miles Davis t-shirt. I bragged to her, “Saw him play live twice.” She grinned with a mouth full of braces. Hans has crooked teeth because he thought they would ruin his trumpet playing. I was late so I didn't get a chance to ask if she played. She must. That's to attempt to explain my distant closeness and concern for black people.
So I come to the punchline: A judicial nominee to the Eastern District of New York, Nusrat Choudbury said that, “the killing of unarmed black men happens every day in America.”
Journalist Jason Riley did some research. He found a Washington Post database. Police shot 1,054 people in 2021, including 234 whites and 139 blacks. Thirty-three of those shooting victims were unarmed, including eight whites and six blacks.
Are we to hear what Nusrat Choudbury has to say and have that be a part of the mix that guides our “democracy?” Or are we going to be like Jason Riley and think for ourselves?
I wouldn't favor government agencies like the Disinformation Governance Board deciding what we are exposed to. But when I speak to almost anyone they directly reflect their chosen media; Fox News, CNN, Epoch Times, MSNBC. I think the founders knew this would happen. The limited government they envisioned is long dead. Our saving grace is a government so inept, so bloated, that freedom loving people might stand a chance.
