Various reasons swarm through a mind Inspiring a foregone conclusion Noble thoughts dress up the ideas Declarations of righteous indignation Imitates thoughts of others Characters switch roles Talking lines not theirs Ideology transcends logic Verifying misinformation Everyone misunderstands
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Nice one Pat. Ideologies have replaced common sense.
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I could not have said it better, Malc. You know your way around phrases. 😉
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Thank you Pat It’s good to see we’re on the same wavelength 🙂
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We frequently are. Whether it’s your way of thinking or your talent with phrasin… 😉
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I’m not sure that it’s talent Pat, but I like to say what I think without offending anybody 🙂
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I agree with Easymalc
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Thanks, Derrick. Me too.
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I don’t like it when ideology transcends logic. Lots of food for thought in this one, Pat!
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Amen, Priscilla. I yearn for the good old days when we disagreed about policies and not reality.
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“Ideology transcends logic”: unfortunately this happens here too
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The news provides examples from most countries. Thanks for commenting. I keep thinking back to 1930s Germany, how Hitler came to power legally and it all went downhill from there.
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Although we all have some kind of ideology, when ideology becomes a priority in one’s life, then a sense of logic, of tolerance, of co-existence goes out the window. And yes, due to the great proliferation of social media, misinformation, disinformation and lies abound. Very interesting points and a lovely poem Pat. All the best.
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Thanks Francisco. Good analysis.
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An excellent poem, Pat and you capture our new world exactly here … it is with sadness that logic and reason have become hijacked by ideologies. Real and actual discussions have become nigh impossible as a result … to the detriment of society as a whole.
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Thanks for you thoughtful response, Annika.
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