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I once prided myself on communication.
I used the KISS technique.
Keep It Simple Sexy.
The last part was to find an innuendo in every opportunity.
Now I have to be careful who I joke with.
So that I don’t offend.
Every word measured, every thought contained.
It means I can have as much free speech as I want, so long as it follows strict and inclusive modern guidelines.
No jokes about having sex.
It’s a trigger.
No talking about burning books.
I might upset a pyromaniac.
It’s funny, this cancel culture we are diving in to.
One percent of the population or less hop on a Twitter train and suddenly, something is gone.
Which is good for getting rid of bad things.
But who is in charge of deciding what is bad?
Maybe I’m a sort of capitalist when it comes to that.
Let the market decide.
Ever wonder why some books sit in the discount bins and never sell?
Maybe it’s because they aren’t that great.
The market decides to cancel them.
Don’t like a cartoon skunk?
Change the channel.
I don’t think it’s limited to a political party either.
The left is working hard to cancel offensive things.
The right is working hard to cancel women’s freedom of choice and LGBTQ protections.
Which tells you all you need to know about the world.
Every thing you need.
As soon as you have an opinion, someone is going to disagree with it.
Doesn’t matter where you make your stand, someone is going to not like it.
And if you stand tall enough, they’re going to hate it and the mob shows up.
I think I’ve said it before, but it deserves repeating.
A person can be smart, but people are stupid.
Mobs and crowds make stupid decisions because as soon as we get in a group, we start a titter.
It’s easy to grab pitchforks and torches, and start hunting witches.
And witches are very easy to find, once you start to look.
I read a lot.
I’ve told you that before.
A lot of books. A lot of articles. But I also read a lot of history.
And not the stuff being written today, not always.
I read history from a hundred years ago, as written by the people of that time.
Journalists of that day were not the beacons of truth we portray the fourth state to be.
They had papers to sell, and money to be made.
They turned Indians into savages, Mexicans into bandits, and probably started a war or two.
Just like they do today.
Every time I see a news report on the cancel culture, I ask myself one question.
What are they trying to hide?
It’s harder to hide information these days, but if the mob is over here lynching Pepe Le Pew, what are they not paying attention to?
If the media can get everyone in a tither over cultural appropriation, they can sell more ads to companies who make commercials about how woke they are.
Or maybe bombings in middle east countries.
Or maybe back room deals between Texas oilmen and Saudi American princes who behead journalists for calling them killers.
I think we should misquote a pirate here.
The problem isn’t the problem.
Our attitude about the problem is the problem.
I watched the skunk all the time growing up.
I never thought rape was okay. I am also in the generation that introduced the “May I kiss you?” culture, which is ridiculous.
Now even that question is considered sexual harassment.
Which brings me to you.
To us.
To today.
Don’t let the media distract you from the real problem.
Idiot drivers.
Their numbers are growing, and armed with cell phones and thumping radios, they get more dangerous every day.
No blinkers as they whip in and out of traffic, speeding through school zones and no idea what the hell a zipper merge is.
If we don’t quit focusing on these non-issues, like offensive sexy cartoons and a thousand other headlines, bad drivers are going to get worse.
I’m relying on you. The world is relying on you. We have to fight this.
It might be through robot cars. I’m a fan and we need them now.
It might be through better driver’s ed. I think it should be through cancel culture.
Bad driver’s need their license cancelled.
That’s a movement we can all agree on.
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