Yep, I'm still alive folks and not so unusual---I'm very frustrated. Where in the wide world is the truth? There is so much information out there and it is so available. Indeed, it is pushed in our face constantly! You would think that meant we could always find out the truth. That's far from true. We are being drowned in untruths, half-truths and flat out lies. All dressed up, stretched out and presented as irrefutable facts. How can we possibly dig through all this stinky poop and find one little chunk of truth?
The hubby (my favorite old philosopher, by the way) says "The truth is always somewhere in the middle" and "Somebody's lying!". Now those words are reality.
The scandale du jour is Bill O'Reilly. He is being completely crucified in the media. Does he deserve it? Is he a raving sexist pervert? I, like most folks, would love to know the truth. I am sorry, but several women who received millions of dollars just don't prove his guilt to me. There are plenty of cases of sexual abuse, rape, sexual harassment and other injustices that are very legitimate. I don't deny for a moment that it is possible for a male in a position of power or authority to place a woman an impossible situation.
HOW-EV-ER---I am very weary of females who are supposed to be strong and empowered, whining and bitching because a jerk of a male said something nasty to her or inappropriately touched her. Really? What happened to a slap, a kick to the cohones. Whatever happened to a loud voice that says NO, says don't you ever talk to me like that again or don't you ever come near me again? We are not talking about physical attacks here, we are talking about the big Taboo of our time---someone offended me. And the thing that really makes me angry and question these injured ladies is why do millions of dollars make it better? I've been around a long time and I've had nasty minded and mouthed men say disrespectful things to me. I think quite a bit of myself, but never in all my nearly 70 years has someone said something that I thought big bucks would fix.
I so wish that I knew the truth. Like so many hyped and spinning stories these days, it's practically impossible to get to it. I do know that the politically correct, over sensitive and sue for money crazy atmosphere that we live in, is part of the reason that Donald Trump is now our president. The freedom of speech and all of our rights can't exist if the rule becomes no one can ever say anything that is offensive to another person. Of course, this is just one old gal's opinion.
The scandale du jour is Bill O'Reilly. He is being completely crucified in the media. Does he deserve it? Is he a raving sexist pervert? I, like most folks, would love to know the truth. I am sorry, but several women who received millions of dollars just don't prove his guilt to me. There are plenty of cases of sexual abuse, rape, sexual harassment and other injustices that are very legitimate. I don't deny for a moment that it is possible for a male in a position of power or authority to place a woman an impossible situation.
HOW-EV-ER---I am very weary of females who are supposed to be strong and empowered, whining and bitching because a jerk of a male said something nasty to her or inappropriately touched her. Really? What happened to a slap, a kick to the cohones. Whatever happened to a loud voice that says NO, says don't you ever talk to me like that again or don't you ever come near me again? We are not talking about physical attacks here, we are talking about the big Taboo of our time---someone offended me. And the thing that really makes me angry and question these injured ladies is why do millions of dollars make it better? I've been around a long time and I've had nasty minded and mouthed men say disrespectful things to me. I think quite a bit of myself, but never in all my nearly 70 years has someone said something that I thought big bucks would fix.
I so wish that I knew the truth. Like so many hyped and spinning stories these days, it's practically impossible to get to it. I do know that the politically correct, over sensitive and sue for money crazy atmosphere that we live in, is part of the reason that Donald Trump is now our president. The freedom of speech and all of our rights can't exist if the rule becomes no one can ever say anything that is offensive to another person. Of course, this is just one old gal's opinion.