Dear Sir,<\/p>\n
I have not always been an especially political poster.<\/p>\n
I've had my opinions, but I've gone a long ways through my life not often bothering to point out current news and what I see as pretty obvious facts.<\/p>\n
That's changed. Obviously. Partly because what I thought of as obvious facts are, to a significant portion of the population, neither 'obvious' nor 'facts.'<\/p>\n
And here I am. <\/p>\n
My posting has invited some great conversations and comments, and I love that.<\/p>\n
I don't love… all of it.<\/p>\n
I don't always love when the Political Veterans drop in.<\/p>\n
Don't get me wrong: they have good insight, they've been "here" longer, and their comments and additional information are great<\/b>, and I mean that sincerely.<\/p>\n
But sometimes (sometimes often) they drop a comment like "this is not new" or "it's been like this for years" or "all this is part of their playbook" that, while absolutely TRUE, comes off as a sort of hipster "I liked\/hated this band for YEARS before the rest of you caught on."<\/i> <\/p>\n
And that's not especially helpful<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Now, I know, Political Veteran, you've been doing and feeling all this for longer. Far longer, maybe. And I also know some people WON'T get that, and think you came in with the rest of us noobs, and there is a legitimate need to establish credentials. <\/p>\n
It's just kind of… off-putting. I love what you bring to the conversation, and I TRULY VALUE historical information as it relates to what can be done NOW, so I hate that it sometimes has that negative effect, because I think it dilutes your contribution.<\/p>\n
And here's the thing: the noobs may not always have all the details, but we'll usually acknowledge that a lot of this has been going on for awhile in some form or another.<\/p>\n
But the ongoing fight is, by definition, now.<\/b> People are waking up now.<\/b><\/p>\n
So when new allies show up and start shifting sand bags, reminding them the rain started falling years<\/i> ago isn't going to keep them coming back to the fight.<\/p>\n
With great respect,
A Noob<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dear Sir, I have not always been an especially political poster. I've had my opinions, but I've gone a long ways through my life not often bothering to point out current news and what I see as pretty obvious facts. That's changed. Obviously. Partly because what I thought of as obvious facts are, to a … <\/p>\n