Katie Couric Criticizes 'Bothsidesism'

[FlyersFan]

She has counter parts.

Doesn't change that she's an opinionated partisan hack.

[Maxmars]

Are we accepting this "Bothsideism" claim as anything other than 'old news.'

The new "journalism" we were force-fed back in the wonder years have led to a situation where we have the American Two-party political "imposed system" leads to two separate narratives....

Identical narratives:

"There are those who are 'us'... and everyone who isn't ready to cheer for us and our ideas...
are weak people, a detriment to society, enemies in disguise... the source of all resistance to making a better world."

We will argue about what they tell us...
And we absolutely know they lie often, perhaps that might feed into our understanding...

There it is...

All the rest is marketing to get your attention....
perhaps that might tell you something about the 50/50 media fun... and how that came to be so.

There are two sides because that's ALL THEY SEE.

Welcome to cloisterism.

The next step is watching both sides run away from history, as if it were on fire.

[UltraBudgie]

NO -- I can go hang out with a good positive protesting crowd.

Of course! And that's not a bad thing, right? It gives validation and group participation. But does it really change anything? After all, if you're only after a group where you can get together and express "Hey we really don't like this thing!", then what you're really after isn't destroying or eliminating that thing, but rather using opposition to it to define yourself. In fact, eliminating it would eliminate that use! Impotence. That's where the descent into NPC-land begins. It's a half-ass way of imagining that one has transcended ego—just finding an in-group who thinks like you and cloistering within it. But it doesn't actually do anything.

Because this is how it works: if you love something (peace, puppies, whatever), then you also hate things: war, animal abuse, etc. Really. And if the urge to "not hate" and deny that wins, you end up a mindless, impotent follower. Now, the urge to "not hate" isn't bad—in fact it's good! But it requires actually transcending ego, which (let's face it) neither you nor I have done. Maybe we'll get there—I'll keep trying—but I've realized that doesn't come by letting selective blinders of the world limit what I allow myself to feel.

"To take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end them".... If you want to end them, you have to admit you hate them. Because there's still an ego there that loves the idea of their absence. And fear of exploring that part of one's self is paradoxically a barrier to moving beyond being controlled by hatred.

Anyway, off-topic but thank you for the fun rant and happy holidays.

[chr0naut]

The issue is that media organizations in America have 24x7 opinions, with seconds or minutes of actual news per day.

[ANNEE]

We here have sought out a place to question and share opinions because we want more than the spoon-fed media propaganda (any and all).  And there really isn't that many of us on here regularly doing that.  We're the minority. 

I'd guess that 90% of people are sheep and stick with whatever makes them feel "something".

[ANNEE]

The issue is that media organizations in America have 24x7 opinions, with seconds or minutes of actual news per day.

Can't have "dead air".

[FlyersFan]

The issue is that media organizations in America have 24x7 opinions, with seconds or minutes of actual news per day.

Pretty sure that's a world wide problem.

[ANNEE]

Because this is how it works: if you love something (peace, puppies, whatever), then you also hate things: war, animal abuse, etc. Really. And if the urge to "not hate" and deny that wins, you end up a mindless, impotent follower. Now, the urge to "not hate" isn't bad—in fact it's good! But it requires actually transcending ego, which (let's face it) neither you nor I have done. Maybe we'll get there—I'll keep trying—but I've realized that doesn't come by letting selective blinders of the world limit what I allow myself to feel.

You do you -- I'll do me.  And -- yes protests and boycotts do work.

You see my avatar?  It represents perspective "Am I looing in or am I looking out".

Life is always in motion -- there is frustration in creating change -- I choose to keep that in positive energy.

[UltraBudgie]

You do you -- I'll do me.  And -- yes protests and boycotts do work.

You see my avatar?  It represents perspective "Am I looing in or am I looking out".

Life is always in motion -- there is frustration in creating change -- I choose to keep that in positive energy.

Probably for the best! I like the duality of opposites of the looking-in/looking-out variety you mention.

Anyway, for those who may be interested:

Hate as a Discipline

Yoga means union. Most hear that and think of serenity, of peaceful breath, of bodies stretched toward some imagined state of transcendence. But union does not require calm — it requires alignment. In the Yoga of Hate, the alignment is between your most primal energy and your highest precision.

Raw hate is easy. Anyone can flare up, curse, lash out. Refined hate — the kind that builds civilizations and topples tyrants — is rare. It is the product of practice. You learn to generate it at will, hold it steady, and deploy it without hesitation.

To practice the Yoga of Hate is to reject the moral training you have been given since birth: that hate is bad, love is good, and that your salvation lies in endless compassion. This is the catechism of the weak, passed down by death-worshippers who require your obedience to survive. They preach love while they hoard the real power for themselves.

The First Enemy Is You

The most dangerous lie is that the enemy is always “out there” — some politician, some rival, some shadowy cabal. They may be real, but they are not your starting point. Your first enemy is the part of you that tolerates your own weakness.

That part of you forgives too easily what should never be forgiven. It hides behind optimism and “being nice.” It avoids the burn of confrontation. It accepts the small cell it has been given, convincing itself it’s a home.

The Yoga of Hate begins with a refusal. A refusal to make peace with that part of yourself. A refusal to feed it. A refusal to indulge the luxury of thinking you can negotiate with it. You destroy it, piece by piece, until it no longer exists.

https://antidotetomagicalthinking.substa...ga-of-hate

And a caution:

Why This Path Is Not for the Many

The Yoga of Hate is not a mass practice. Most people cannot wield hate without being consumed by it. They lack the discipline to hold it without spilling it, and so it eats them from the inside.

This path is for the few — those who can take what most fear and use it as a tool for liberation. It is for those who can destroy without flinching, and create without apology.

It is for those who refuse the soft lie of love-for-all and choose instead the hard truth of will-for-self.

Never ever let such practice become a destination in itself. As if it could. Of course, that's true for all spiritual and emotional maturity practices, isn't it?

[ANNEE]

VERY POWERFUL -- AND IDEALISM IS A NICE WORD

"To practice the Yoga of Hate is to reject the moral training you have been given since birth: that hate is bad, love is good, and that your salvation lies in endless compassion. This is the catechism of the weak, passed down by death-worshippers who require your obedience to survive. They preach love while they hoard the real power for themselves."