The poem below (variously attributed to James Patrick Kinney or Douglas Corlett) was written a half century ago but provides a stark and very timely warning of the risks when we let biases and anger rule. Read it and then resolve not to live that way in 2017.
At this time of year, it is customary to offer the message in the title of this blog. But these are not normal times. We appear to have entered a “post-truth” world, one where statements no matter how outrageous are accepted without question if they conform to the biases of the recipient. People increasingly turn only to sources that tell them what they want to hear. Contrary points of view are aggressively rejected. Internet trolls heap abuse on any who dare express a different thought.
The poem below (variously attributed to James Patrick Kinney or Douglas Corlett) was written a half century ago but provides a stark and very timely warning of the risks when we let biases and anger rule. Read it and then resolve not to live that way in 2017.
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AuthorC. Richard Tindal, Ph.D is a retired Professor of Government. He taught for 30 years at St. Lawrence College, Kingston and was an occasional Visiting Professor at Queen's University. He has also written and consulted extensively about government. Archives
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