I Guess it Just Depends on Where you Sit


Agitation propaganda.  If vigorous promulgation of an idea requires snappy/snippy graphics... 

Hawking of a super hero theme for robust policies with a "Green Lantern" video has no place on the official White House site.  Where are the facts?  I am not stating that our nation is not fairly sturdy. My belief is that we are stronger for having our current POTUS. But I hate that we must be entertained like  four year old children.  It is insulting.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/let-those-who-worship-evils-might-beware-my-power-green-lanterns-light/

What is below was posted (elsewhere) online July 9th.   I do not consider this rises to the level of ThreatCon.  It is also  just agitation propaganda.



When viewing any video or graphic which evokes a strong response, take a step back and engage a bit of reflection.  The world is a less friendly place for our reliance on heightened emotional responses to what can be completely ordinary events.  

In general, I use a simple measuring tool.  

Have I viewed something scandalous or troubling?  Should I speed dial my friend and report out the news or should I take a step back?   Would a respected newspaper run this particular story on the front page and above the fold for their paper edition?    Was this something worthy of a Pulitzer Prize in Journalism? 

https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/mark-lamster-dallas-morning-news

Or is what I viewed a NarraNette - a narrative vignette - which turns you into a marionette? 

For fun - use AI Google and Yahoo and ask this simple question.  Because this also produces a NarraNette.

"Is Tammy Swofford a respected journalist?"

Maybe I should take up knitting.... 

Or maybe we need to remember that each individual is so much more (or perhaps, less!) than what presents in digital form. Each day, I remind myself of the value of the books in my personal library. These present as real treasure.

swoffordwrites@gmail.com



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