I see statement after statement on social media, where undoubtedly, the people making them are uninformed. On one such occasion, I asked a man where he got his information and he replied, “On the news.” I had to assume that he tuned in to CNN or the New York Times, judging by his extreme leftist opinion.
My first experience watching CNN was with my family, perhaps 40 years ago, while sitting at an airport gate waiting for a flight. Having nothing else to do, I watched and listened to a young CNN reporter, quickly sensing that what she was reporting regarding a certain incident wasn’t the total truth. I believe this was a police shooting in Phoenix, but it could’ve been another city.
The reporter, very subtle like became judge and jury, questioning the actions of the police officer as perhaps being discriminatory. That point was brought up by her in an emotional tone of voice. She said that further investigation was warranted. The police always investigate these shootings involving officers, and her personal opinion was unneeded. Keeping personal opinions out of reporting is taught in Journalism 101, or at least it was. CNN seems to thrive on biased reporter opinion.
From that time on, I noticed that televisions in all airports were tuned in to this same extreme leftist channel. I can only imagine how many passengers like me were slowly being “brainwashed” while waiting for flights. Thankfully, I was aware of such, having encountered the same attempted mind-swaying during my high school years, with it having little or no affect. I can’t say that about other students. Unfortunately, some were born gullible and couldn’t break free of the bonds.
The only area where CNN news didn’t seem to direct their liberal opinion was the weather. While stuck in airports, I still listen to that part of their program with open ears. It always helps to know what you’re about to encounter before getting to a destination where clothes are concerned. Anything else on CNN regarding their news is carefully scrutinized.
The other day on Facebook, someone posted a piece about not allowing school vouchers to be used for fancy private schools. I’m not sure what fancy private schools are, unless it’s those schools the Clinton and Obama children were privy to.
CNN has been a big advocate of not allowing school vouchers for private schools, especially Christian ones. They evidently get their marching orders from the National Education Association (NEA) and select Democratic leaders and donors. These folks desire a socialistic approach to education along with everything else.
My children went to private Christian schools. We paid the full tuition out of pocket, which meant I worked two jobs at one time to help fund it. On the flip side of things, my wife and I still had taxes taken out of our paychecks for public education facilities. We didn’t complain although we should have.
I was the activity bus driver for the kids at our school, while other parents volunteered in various needed positions. Fundraisers were constantly going on to help defray the costs for sports and extracurricular activities. There was nothing fancy about any of this that I could see.
Those folks totally supporting public education and deplore private schools are ‘grossly uninformed’ regarding this subject. These days, if private school was unobtainable, I’d home school my children before sending them to a public institution. Wokeness has now perverted the basic education curriculum from first grade to graduation. It’s been getting worse and worse every year.
Another topic that so many seem to be ‘misinformed’ about involves our former president. It seems he did some things in the past, like other people, that I’m sure he’s not proud of. Humans have been making mistakes since the beginning of time. Everyone’s worthy of being forgiven, including Donald Trump, yet judgmental folks sometimes possess an unforgiving nature.
CNN, along with the New York Times, and some politically motivated public officials, seem to be the leaders in condemning this man for his supposed fling with another woman. He’s been taken to court on such, evidently in an effort to embarrass the man and keep him out of office. John Fitzgerald Kennedy had marital affairs as did William Jefferson Clinton, yet I never heard mention of them over the years on the same level.
All in all, it doesn’t matter if me, you, or the mainstream media, refuses to forgive our former president, or anyone for that matter. Ultimately, what counts most is that Jesus Christ will. Those people having sincerely asked for forgiveness will receive it (1 John 1:9).
From what I’ve heard, Donald Trump has publicly done so, and if that’s the case, he’s forgiven. Case closed. For those believing differently, it’s best to read and see what the Bible says about such, and not seek CNN, or other leftist venues for the absolute truth here.
To not do so, a person will continually live their life in an uninformed manner.
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