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Truth Is Not Subjective

In recent years I have heard many people talk about "their" truth. Truth however is not subjective, meaning it's not a matter of individual preference or individual belief. Something is either true, or it is false,period. To give an example (not that I should have to): If someone came to me and claimed (and even fervently believed) the sky was green, that would not make it so. My son could fervently believe his stuffed animals can talk, that wouldn't make it true either. For the record, he doesn't, I'm just using another example.

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I Respect Real Journalists, I Hate Propagandists

I Respect Real Journalists, I Hate Propagandists

Image via Pixabay Some of my favorite writers of all time are journalists. I'm not talking about propaganda spewers passing themselves off as journalists. I am talking about the true blue, will go to any length needed to get the facts/truth, journalists. The world (and especially my country) needs more real journalists these days. I can spot a propaganda mill right away, and warn anyone to avoid them like a plague.

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Dearest Stranger

I am sorry. I am sorry for the aching the world has gifted upon you so unjustly. I am sorry for when you feel lonely; I am most sorry for when you feel alone. Loneliness is too excruciating to go through on one’s own. The scars it leaves can only be healed by love. I hope you find it. Being lonely is nefarious, but being alone is something else. Friends will come and go, there will be times you wished they’d stayed, more times you’d wished they’d left sooner. Cherish them while they’re still here. You’ll miss them when they’re gone. You are not alone; I know the pain of loneliness all too well. I know that when pain visits, you greet it as if it had been missed. The pain on...