Think For Yourself
OK, here's the deal. First, you ask your questions...THEN, you draw your conclusions.
To let someone else tell you what to think is irresponsible citizenship.
A little learning is a dang'rous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.
-Alexander Pope
There is no secret knowledge in New Albany. Seek the truth about all things. Don't come to the issues with preconceptions. Assertions aren't facts. Opinions aren't facts. Facts are facts.
We may disagree on an issue. For example, I think a community investment (and a government investment, for what is government but the expression of a community's will) is the right way to utilize the resources we have downtown. Others believe it is a waste that will benefit only a few. That's a disagreement.
But it is the facts that matter. Unless we can agree that truth is our barometer, there is no possibility of civility, or civilization, for that matter.
The truth is available. It is not hidden under a rock. It is not inaccessible. Just ask. We live in a system of government where the facts are readily available. And if someone is withholding facts that are yours by right, I'll stand beside you to demand them.
But if you seek to lead others to follow your path by obscuring the facts, by layering them with untruths, by exploiting those without the same advantages you have in education, time, or aptitudes, then don't expect any support from this quarter.
In the Bible we are taught that anyone can apprehend God, but comprehending God is beyond us humans. Government is not God. It can be comprehended.
Taking advantage of the prejudices and preconceptions of others is the basest of politics. Telling half-truths and sowing confusion is the realm of the ward-heeler, not the servant.
There is no "secret" being kept from the citizens of New Albany. But there are citizens of New Albany who are allowing themselves to be led astray in the belief that there is a "big, bad wolf" called government. You are the government. Be personally active in finding out the truth. Don't let anyone else tell you what to think.
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Randy Smith, destinations@sbcglobal.net
To let someone else tell you what to think is irresponsible citizenship.
A little learning is a dang'rous thing;
Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
And drinking largely sobers us again.
-Alexander Pope
There is no secret knowledge in New Albany. Seek the truth about all things. Don't come to the issues with preconceptions. Assertions aren't facts. Opinions aren't facts. Facts are facts.
We may disagree on an issue. For example, I think a community investment (and a government investment, for what is government but the expression of a community's will) is the right way to utilize the resources we have downtown. Others believe it is a waste that will benefit only a few. That's a disagreement.
But it is the facts that matter. Unless we can agree that truth is our barometer, there is no possibility of civility, or civilization, for that matter.
The truth is available. It is not hidden under a rock. It is not inaccessible. Just ask. We live in a system of government where the facts are readily available. And if someone is withholding facts that are yours by right, I'll stand beside you to demand them.
But if you seek to lead others to follow your path by obscuring the facts, by layering them with untruths, by exploiting those without the same advantages you have in education, time, or aptitudes, then don't expect any support from this quarter.
In the Bible we are taught that anyone can apprehend God, but comprehending God is beyond us humans. Government is not God. It can be comprehended.
Taking advantage of the prejudices and preconceptions of others is the basest of politics. Telling half-truths and sowing confusion is the realm of the ward-heeler, not the servant.
There is no "secret" being kept from the citizens of New Albany. But there are citizens of New Albany who are allowing themselves to be led astray in the belief that there is a "big, bad wolf" called government. You are the government. Be personally active in finding out the truth. Don't let anyone else tell you what to think.
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Randy Smith, destinations@sbcglobal.net
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