I'm guessing people who lack moral courage recoil when they're confronted with it. But is it possible that Nagourney's piece reveals a glimmer of conscience? Other hit pieces have been far more vicious. Even Nagourney seems to realize that RFK Jr. has integrity and conviction. Everything hinges on the belief that he's wrong. Oddly, no one goes near trying to prove that.
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I grew up in a small city in Georgia but my mom was a Brooklyn gal through and through. One of the ways she was able to keep in touch with the sophisticated ways of her home town was through receiving the Sunday Times every week in the mail. I recall how I used to read it in awe. While mainly drawn to the fabulous Sports section, it felt so cool to read the Arts and other parts. Seeing things from an entirely different point of view in recent years, I’m now aware of the trap of social pressures that has led many seemingly intelligent, highly educated people into dropping the quest for truth, dignity and integrity. This need to be part of the “right thinking” group ends up with the religion of scientism where true understanding is sacrificed to the status quo. And no one, even members of RFK Jr’s family are free from this unless they are willing to think with a critical mind and a pure heart.
I had a first hand experience today while visiting my sister and brother in law sitting at their kitchen table with their faithful paper of record, the Times freshly delivered to feed their minds all the news that fit to print. In our conversation I told them there are so many horrible going on that they are unaware of because they don’t get reported in that sacred scroll.
The quote on moral courage is profound. Not such a shocker that NY Times is already on the scene buildinf the infrastructure for all their articles to come. Their coverage though, is still coverage ...and you know what? The more they blast him for his "anti-vax" advocacy, the more eyes of the ny times readers to catch that and wonder. i am sure a portion of the ny times reader population questions the covid shot at this juncture, albeit it might have just had to be this way, this far along for some to "safely" question....for them to have some interest in an advocate like RFK jr that even maybe the NY Times can't successfully scorch. Some of the NY Times reader population
is likely 2, 3, 4 shots in...and some might be thinking about where their line is, when enough is enough.......some might be thinking about why odd patterns of unexplained deaths, fastracked cancers, embolisms and heart conditions in healthy friends and children have sporadically popped up in their 6 degrees of separation web.... some may be curious about whether the information and fear supplied to us over three years was possibly sensationalized to humanitys detriment after mainstream media now admits natural immunity is stronger than a vaccine....some may be concerned after learning the CDC now recommends the covid shot for the childhood schedule, bc 'its one thing for an adult to take it, but not the kids'...this logic that many adults carry almost to say 'i did my part and took the shot for the safety of others and so that the world is safer for my children'... i sit and wonder just how effective the ny times will be in minimizing RFK jr to its readers....even past the fact that the Kennedy name will always shine in America, and its apparent how the NY times knows this as they layer in legacy sugar cubes throughout a piece that foreshadows the beginning of how they will drag RFJ jr's speckled past through their prints for the next year in an attempt to sway their readers from the black sheep of America's heroic family, America's hope.
Its all so transparent. And it might backfire.
With all thats transpired at this point in history, specifically these past three years....RFK jr is very likely speaking to more of their reader population than they may estimate.
So many good points, Katie. And yes, I think it will backfire on many levels. Across the board we need to change the culture of character assault as the only alternative to censorship of dissenting views.
Haven’t been able to access the piece yet but it sounds like another instance where the NYT is trying to be TMZ. Odd and kinda pathetic. Maybe they will take on Kanye’s family issues next.
It's weird how much the NY Times hates moral courage.
I'm guessing people who lack moral courage recoil when they're confronted with it. But is it possible that Nagourney's piece reveals a glimmer of conscience? Other hit pieces have been far more vicious. Even Nagourney seems to realize that RFK Jr. has integrity and conviction. Everything hinges on the belief that he's wrong. Oddly, no one goes near trying to prove that.
Here's an alternative link to Nagourney's article. https://patabook.com/news/2022/02/27/a-kennedys-crusade-against-covid-vaccines-anguishes-family-and-friends/
I grew up in a small city in Georgia but my mom was a Brooklyn gal through and through. One of the ways she was able to keep in touch with the sophisticated ways of her home town was through receiving the Sunday Times every week in the mail. I recall how I used to read it in awe. While mainly drawn to the fabulous Sports section, it felt so cool to read the Arts and other parts. Seeing things from an entirely different point of view in recent years, I’m now aware of the trap of social pressures that has led many seemingly intelligent, highly educated people into dropping the quest for truth, dignity and integrity. This need to be part of the “right thinking” group ends up with the religion of scientism where true understanding is sacrificed to the status quo. And no one, even members of RFK Jr’s family are free from this unless they are willing to think with a critical mind and a pure heart.
This is a great article. Your sub heading said so much. Wish it could be put on those Time Square electronic bill boards.
Thank you.
I had a first hand experience today while visiting my sister and brother in law sitting at their kitchen table with their faithful paper of record, the Times freshly delivered to feed their minds all the news that fit to print. In our conversation I told them there are so many horrible going on that they are unaware of because they don’t get reported in that sacred scroll.
How did they respond?
The quote on moral courage is profound. Not such a shocker that NY Times is already on the scene buildinf the infrastructure for all their articles to come. Their coverage though, is still coverage ...and you know what? The more they blast him for his "anti-vax" advocacy, the more eyes of the ny times readers to catch that and wonder. i am sure a portion of the ny times reader population questions the covid shot at this juncture, albeit it might have just had to be this way, this far along for some to "safely" question....for them to have some interest in an advocate like RFK jr that even maybe the NY Times can't successfully scorch. Some of the NY Times reader population
is likely 2, 3, 4 shots in...and some might be thinking about where their line is, when enough is enough.......some might be thinking about why odd patterns of unexplained deaths, fastracked cancers, embolisms and heart conditions in healthy friends and children have sporadically popped up in their 6 degrees of separation web.... some may be curious about whether the information and fear supplied to us over three years was possibly sensationalized to humanitys detriment after mainstream media now admits natural immunity is stronger than a vaccine....some may be concerned after learning the CDC now recommends the covid shot for the childhood schedule, bc 'its one thing for an adult to take it, but not the kids'...this logic that many adults carry almost to say 'i did my part and took the shot for the safety of others and so that the world is safer for my children'... i sit and wonder just how effective the ny times will be in minimizing RFK jr to its readers....even past the fact that the Kennedy name will always shine in America, and its apparent how the NY times knows this as they layer in legacy sugar cubes throughout a piece that foreshadows the beginning of how they will drag RFJ jr's speckled past through their prints for the next year in an attempt to sway their readers from the black sheep of America's heroic family, America's hope.
Its all so transparent. And it might backfire.
With all thats transpired at this point in history, specifically these past three years....RFK jr is very likely speaking to more of their reader population than they may estimate.
So many good points, Katie. And yes, I think it will backfire on many levels. Across the board we need to change the culture of character assault as the only alternative to censorship of dissenting views.
I’m eager to see the debates!
RFK IS THE MAN!
Indeed he is !
Haven’t been able to access the piece yet but it sounds like another instance where the NYT is trying to be TMZ. Odd and kinda pathetic. Maybe they will take on Kanye’s family issues next.
Here's one. https://patabook.com/news/2022/02/27/a-kennedys-crusade-against-covid-vaccines-anguishes-family-and-friends/
Thanks a lot!