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Beautiful People,
Funny thing is to be an immigrant. On the one hand, for the last seven years I’m involved and invested in this country almost like a native born, on the other, I’m somewhat of a cultural observer.
One of the best perks of a cultural observer is to uncover meanings behind the cultural ways. So I’m happy to report my recent observations that wouldn’t be this much fun without interpretation.
Observation: CNN is systematically avoiding the morphological combination of ‘President Donald Trump’ in its website’s headings, and is reducing to a minimum its usage in the body of the articles.
Inference: Marilyn Ferguson wrote: “We have two strategies for coping; the way of AVOIDANCE or the way of ATTENTION.” CNN has found a way to do both simultaneously. The network is fixated on all things Trump, but cannot come to terms with him being President. The need for a New Age has never been greater.
Observation: 111.9 million people watched The Super Bowl on Sunday.
Inference: The other 213,639,686 Americans either watched Mixed Martial Arts or She-Devil.
Observation: President Trump fired acting AG Sally Yates after she announced that Justice Department lawyers would not defend the President’s executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries against legal challenges.
One of the principal duties of the Office of the Attorney General is to “Perform or supervise the performance of other duties required by statute or Executive Order.”
Inference: Sally Yates has pulled an Elliot Richardson with one difference. Mr. Richardson had resigned, and it became the defining moment of his career. It may also be a defining moment of
James Robart’s career, the Judge who put a temporary hold on that travel ban order or even a critical point in the lawsuit history of the States of Washington and Minnesota. However, it may certainly NOT be a noteworthy event in Ms. Yates’ career.
Observation: During the Senate AG debate Elizabeth Warren repeatedly violated Senate Rule, which forbids members from defaming the character and motives of their colleagues. After warnings that she ignored, she lost her privileges to participate in the rest of the debate. Then she launched a media blitz to say that she was “silenced.”
Inference: My guess is that Elizabeth Warren carefully watched and decided that what works for the BDS and Yale’s cry-bullies would work for her. I understand that the Democrats are now giving Republicans a taste of their own medicine. They’ve both earned it. However, Ms. Warren’s idea of medicine is Euthanasia.
Observation: A couple of days ago, a friend asked me how I feel about my decision to immigrate to the United States. I answered that immigration is ground-shaking, all-encompassing experience, which means it will take more than three weeks of a new reality and a whole lotta noise to discourage me.
Inference: We share an incredible democracy like no other in the world. The perceived dichotomy between good/bad, Adorables/Deplorables, black/white, immigrant/native-born, democrats /republicans is belittling the broad spectrum in-between those definitions, in which we all live, love and do business. Hence we ought to be better. There isn't any other way.
May we all find the courage to listen and learn, and may CNN bravely face reality.
XO,
Sharon
Funny thing is to be an immigrant. On the one hand, for the last seven years I’m involved and invested in this country almost like a native born, on the other, I’m somewhat of a cultural observer.
One of the best perks of a cultural observer is to uncover meanings behind the cultural ways. So I’m happy to report my recent observations that wouldn’t be this much fun without interpretation.
Observation: CNN is systematically avoiding the morphological combination of ‘President Donald Trump’ in its website’s headings, and is reducing to a minimum its usage in the body of the articles.
Inference: Marilyn Ferguson wrote: “We have two strategies for coping; the way of AVOIDANCE or the way of ATTENTION.” CNN has found a way to do both simultaneously. The network is fixated on all things Trump, but cannot come to terms with him being President. The need for a New Age has never been greater.
Observation: 111.9 million people watched The Super Bowl on Sunday.
Inference: The other 213,639,686 Americans either watched Mixed Martial Arts or She-Devil.
Observation: President Trump fired acting AG Sally Yates after she announced that Justice Department lawyers would not defend the President’s executive order temporarily banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries against legal challenges.
One of the principal duties of the Office of the Attorney General is to “Perform or supervise the performance of other duties required by statute or Executive Order.”
Inference: Sally Yates has pulled an Elliot Richardson with one difference. Mr. Richardson had resigned, and it became the defining moment of his career. It may also be a defining moment of
James Robart’s career, the Judge who put a temporary hold on that travel ban order or even a critical point in the lawsuit history of the States of Washington and Minnesota. However, it may certainly NOT be a noteworthy event in Ms. Yates’ career.
Observation: During the Senate AG debate Elizabeth Warren repeatedly violated Senate Rule, which forbids members from defaming the character and motives of their colleagues. After warnings that she ignored, she lost her privileges to participate in the rest of the debate. Then she launched a media blitz to say that she was “silenced.”
Inference: My guess is that Elizabeth Warren carefully watched and decided that what works for the BDS and Yale’s cry-bullies would work for her. I understand that the Democrats are now giving Republicans a taste of their own medicine. They’ve both earned it. However, Ms. Warren’s idea of medicine is Euthanasia.
Observation: A couple of days ago, a friend asked me how I feel about my decision to immigrate to the United States. I answered that immigration is ground-shaking, all-encompassing experience, which means it will take more than three weeks of a new reality and a whole lotta noise to discourage me.
Inference: We share an incredible democracy like no other in the world. The perceived dichotomy between good/bad, Adorables/Deplorables, black/white, immigrant/native-born, democrats /republicans is belittling the broad spectrum in-between those definitions, in which we all live, love and do business. Hence we ought to be better. There isn't any other way.
May we all find the courage to listen and learn, and may CNN bravely face reality.
XO,
Sharon
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