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Dear Laura,
How often do you google quotations (or other information) to determine veracity.
I know many people delight in circulating false information, excusing themselves for doing so with the disclaimer, "I didn't know it was untrue."
Meanwhile, they achieve their devious goal of publishing false, inflammatory information because they want to take political, ideological
- and even theological - advantage of the fact that it's impossible to "un-ring a bell" or "un-crack an egg."
Once the sludge is out there, they have achieved their true goal.
As soon as I read your purported Solzhenitsyn quote, I knew it was bogus.
It didn't ring true as something Solzhenitsyn would say.
And it didn't ring true for the way in which dissidents of Solzhenitsyn's generation would have spoken.
But, one cannot be sure until such matters are investigated.
It turns out that your bogus Solzhenitsyn quotation only appears on the internet 5 times, three times sourced to an adamant "Christian" Trump-cultist named Steve Cioccolanti, and is twice cited on a webpage called "Godlike Productions." (One of the latter two citations is titled "OH SHIT!" -- all caps.)
So...
Knowing how much you value truth, I'm sure you'll remove the falsehood, or if you wish to leave the post so that your record remains intact, perhaps you'll understand the importance of posting a disclaimer beneath the meme.
You have cited Solzhenitsyn before but it seems you must not have read him.
Here is a quote from Alexander's Wikiquote page:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn
"It is not because the truth is too difficult to see that we make mistakes. It may even lie on the surface; but we make mistakes because the easiest and most comfortable course for us is to seek insight where it accords with our emotions — especially selfish ones."
- "Peace and Violence" (1973)
Thanks.
Alan
PS Did you know General James Mattis is a never-married, practicing Catholic sometimes called "Warrior Monk?"
General James Mattis Describes Trump As A Near-Nazi Turncoat Enemy Of The American People
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/06/general-james-mattis-describes-trump-as.html
Do you plan to decry Trump in this election cycle? You know... like Jesus decried the pharisees.
I will assume -- as conservative theologians have always done -- that "silence is consent."
American Conservatives Are The Apotheosis Of Pharisaism. (Conservatives, Please Weigh In)
The Pharisee Party And The Devolution Of GOP Leaders Into Oligarchs Who Despise Democracy
The Pharisees Are Always With Us: A Field Guide
Thomas Merton: "Our Job Is To Love Others Without Stopping To Inquire If They Are Worthy"
https://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2020/06/thomas-merton-our-job-is-to-love-others.html
The Pharisees Are Always With Us: Here's What They "Look Like" Today
Jesus Rages Against The Hypocrisy Of Religious Leaders: "Woe To You Religious Leaders!"
Compendium Of Best Pax Posts On Organized Religion And The Everyday Validation Of Violence
PPS As you know, I will post anything you send me -- intact, complete and verbatim. If you wish to respond in kind, you might publish the following link to this email. A good lead would be the Merton meme.
Thomas Merton: "Our Job Is To Love Others Without Stopping To Inquire If They Are Worthy"
Hmm... No traction again...
All you risk is teaching your audience something true.
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