Jim, I have just become aware of you through your latest article about the Ukrainian situation, And now listening to your conversations I think I have found an articulate leftist voice for all I have been thinking and voicing for a very long time . I have found it exceedingly difficult lately to have conversations with my life time liberal friends. They think I have taken a big turn right, ie politically. The corporate narrative, no propaganda, on Russia and the covid 19 response is mind boggling and my friends have bought It hook, line, and sinker. They seemed to have lost their ability as critical thinkers, maybe they never have been critical thinkers and it only now is glaringly obvious. I like to think that what I am doing is taking an historical perspective and thinking and reading critically about these issues. It have gotten to the point where I am hesitant to speak my mind with these liberals friends, basically all my friends, for when I do I am often met with a somewhat stunned silence and little interest in discussion. I like to remember Noam Chomsky’s advice to go to many sources for information to find the truth.
Jim, I have just become aware of you through your latest article about the Ukrainian situation, And now listening to your conversations I think I have found an articulate leftist voice for all I have been thinking and voicing for a very long time . I have found it exceedingly difficult lately to have conversations with my life time liberal friends. They think I have taken a big turn right, ie politically. The corporate narrative, no propaganda, on Russia and the covid 19 response is mind boggling and my friends have bought It hook, line, and sinker. They seemed to have lost their ability as critical thinkers, maybe they never have been critical thinkers and it only now is glaringly obvious. I like to think that what I am doing is taking an historical perspective and thinking and reading critically about these issues. It have gotten to the point where I am hesitant to speak my mind with these liberals friends, basically all my friends, for when I do I am often met with a somewhat stunned silence and little interest in discussion. I like to remember Noam Chomsky’s advice to go to many sources for information to find the truth.
Thank you for your voice from the left.
With regards, Connie