I started this blog in late 2019 with every intention of making it my new “go to” location in lieu of social media such as IG, Facebook, or Twitter. I tend to write longer posts. I tend to give complex subjects their due. As such, I test the patience of people that can only process information 140 characters at a time, or speak of significant and complex topics in memes or poorly-sourced and bias-filled commentary.
I was told by one person that lengthy posts are offensive no matter how factual they are. It is supposedly wrong to unpack a meme, but somehow it is okay to create a meme that attacks and is divisive even if it is factually incorrect, is a glaring example of false logic, and is neither sourced nor supported in any way. To point that out makes me a bad person. To question biased and unfair representations that show zero critical thinking or reasoning skills makes me an internet bully, a racist, a misogynist, or a card-carrying member of a party or movement that I have never claimed. Mind you I asked questions, stated verifiable facts (and sourced them), and called out hypocritical thinking without resorting to personal attacks. For that I was personally attacked, judged, and in a few cases “canceled”.
How dare I question the prevailing attitude or insist on objective evaluation of a person’s actions? How dare I suggest that false equivalence has no place in rational discourse? How dare I suggest that people you don’t like can still do things that are beneficial, and that you don’t have to agree with someone’s philosophy or reasoning to agree on equality of opportunity or the achievement of an outcome?
2020 was a shitshow and this blog went into hibernation. You would think being trapped during a pandemic would have provided more time, more attention, and more productivity. Sadly, it did not. I blame part of that on the fact that I spent the entire year intensively learning cybersecurity, networking, and computer programming instead of writing. The rest I blame on an inability to disengage from the quagmire of social media, social justice activity and political rhetoric leading up to the November election.
Given the increased likelihood of censorship and questionable fact-checking occurring on social media, I am going to see if I can revive this site and blog for 2021. We’ll call it a late “New Year’s Resolution”. Let’s see how it goes, shall we?
The Unvarnished Veteran 