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Originally Posted by Kathy
We live in a time when more people than ever operate strictly on hearsay, or what they read on a Yahoo Answers page. Newspapers had enough problems of their own, but we've gone downhill from there! Network TV news has become more entertainment than news. But even though we are deluged with "lite" info (or maybe because of it) we are more polarized than we've ever been. We have trouble discussing anything without getting angry.
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So very true. Last night Meat's comments and responses were thoughtful, informed, intelligent and expressed with civility. I'd say he knew to expect flak and fallout from publicly supporting the candidate he has chosen, and dealt with it calmly and with friendly dignity. No-one deserves the torrent of foul-mouthed abuse and hysterical statements and angry threats some are searching out his FB page to post. That isn't "freedom of speech" imo, it's simply ignorant mob behaviour, and shames the democratic process.
I'm the first to admit I don't know enough about the issues to form an opinion on whether I would make the same choice as Meat were I in a position to vote in this election. Like Meat, I have not always voted for the same party (although I am by inclination left of centre), and I have not always endorsed all the views of the candidate I voted for. But right or left, I would be ashamed to be associated with the abusive comments, threats, disgusting words and phrases I have seen posted on his FB page, sometimes from both sides. The sheer torrent of hatred being aimed at a decent man, who has lived a decent life and spent 40 years proving himself to be a wonderful performer, who gives his all on stage, and is unfailingly gracious and kind to his fans, simply horrifies me. In a decent society that is not imo reasonable or acceptable.
His responses have earned more of my respect than ever.
Caryl