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I have the advantage of having standards for the quality and candor things I read. :)


Sure if it is opinion.

But what about things that are factual? If they don't fit your standards do you discard them?


Something being true is the bare minimum and has little bearing on what should be done from there.

Example: It was a fact that Germany was left in an impossible political and economic situation after WWI, and it was a fact that the leftist government at the time accepted the agreements that led to that impossible situation. But simply saying that leaves out context about who was truly to blame, something that a young war veteran took advantage of in short order. So to avoid being tricked by people telling easy truths, it’s important to be critical of all sources of truths, especially ones with an ideological bent. And during that process it is acceptable to discard partial truths in favor of a search for the complete story.




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