About the turn of the new year I became a spectator of humanity.\u00a0 Not by choice.\u00a0 If you have read anything I have written on https:\/\/journey.jayctheriot.com, you are acutely aware, being a spectator is definitely not my choice.\u00a0 Prior to my debilitation, I had sites on running for public office.\u00a0 Some people knew this, many did not.\u00a0 The office is non-important, as I will likely never be able to walk a distance, much less stand the rigors needed for public service.<\/p>\n
My windows to the world are quite limited.\u00a0 The television, the two local newspapers and Internet communications means.\u00a0 The television was the first to irritate me beyond belief.\u00a0 News stories don’t get produced unless someone is shouting.\u00a0 Anger, anger and more anger is the primo expression on network news.<\/p>\n
Newspapers present me a physical challenge, but remain the mainstay of my information flow.\u00a0 I had a disagreement with one of the distributors and cut the paper off.\u00a0 That lasted three weeks.\u00a0 They sent me an offer to return, and I jumped.\u00a0 Truthfully, they could have tripled the price and I would have paid.\u00a0 Paper continues to be a credible source of information, above and beyond the other media.<\/p>\n
Internet communications, of which I am especially fond of, have near zero credibility.\u00a0 There are ways of increasing their credibility, but the vast majority have no idea of what journalism, research and fair analysis is.\u00a0 Their statements largely are hot-headed and one-sided and their producers have an agenda, either hidden or visible.<\/p>\n
We, the people of the United States, have formed a co-dependency with the hot-heads.\u00a0 We feed off of the heated statements.\u00a0 As we feed, so they feed off of us with our advertising dollars.\u00a0 Even if you don’t send them money directly, you are financially supporting them just by viewing their sights and engaging with their “click-bait.”<\/p>\n
JayCTheriot.Com is not supported by advertisements.\u00a0 My name is my website because I stand by every statement, every hurricane map, every scrap of information that leaves from the domain JayCTheriot.Com is a reflection of who I am.\u00a0 If you look up my domain registration, you will find my home address and my personal cell number.\u00a0 Wise?\u00a0 Probably not.\u00a0 But, then, that is my skin in the game.\u00a0 I don’t shy away from my statements, but the field will be fair, and have a degree of eloquence.<\/p>\n
My ten months of being a spectator leads me to the conclusion that we have lost respect for each other and differing opinions.\u00a0 We have a disdain for mathematics.\u00a0 I believe this disdain is a root cause for our distance from facts.\u00a0 I fail to see how someone can understand population studies based on statistics, when we don’t have even an elementary grasp of what statistics is.\u00a0 With a twist of a word, a statement that seemingly supports an opinion can be made to disprove it.<\/p>\n
In the last national and state elections, a common term used was “sheep.”\u00a0 From my observations, I conclude we are all sheep.\u00a0 I feel a better characterization is that we are marionettes.\u00a0 The hot-heads are the puppeteers and we are behaving just as they want us to.<\/p>\n
Not everything is news-worthy.\u00a0 Not everything is a slight against you personally.\u00a0 People have the right to have differing opinions and ideals.\u00a0 Diversity is what made this country great.\u00a0 Conformity is what ensures authoritarian regimes prosper.<\/p>\n
Embrace your neighbor.\u00a0 Debate your ideals.\u00a0 Respect theirs.\u00a0 The winner is the one who serves coffee the next time, as well as the one that receives the cup.\u00a0 If another conversation is not had, then you both lose.<\/p>\n
I fear we are losing.\u00a0 We need to learn to listen with respect for each others rights. And we need to respect each other as we respect our-selves. Hot-headed comments need to stop.\u00a0 We have been given a tremendous tool for communication.\u00a0 Let us not destroy ourselves with it, as we have been.<\/p>\n
I am not calling for a Utopian-feel-good society.\u00a0 As appealing as that sounds, there is no such thing.\u00a0 We must work to be given the future.<\/p>\n
Thanks for reading and God Bless,<\/p>\n
Jay C. Theriot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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