Who's On Your Ignore List?

[PoliTalker]

Hello Adolf_Twitler,

To each their own- but what you just said sounds an awful lot like some going-it-alone anti-globalization speech!

But, let me remind you that- that is the Donnie-Approach to life- The turning off of mainstream media- just to watch Fox News whose FAKE NEWS is scripted- JUST FOR HIM!

Yeah, I get that a lot from people who don't use Ignore Lists. They suspect I am 'missing things.' I theorize that it is actually the other way around.

How could that be?

Here's my thinking:

If I spend my time mixing it up with those people then I get into a lot of pissing matches that really don't have much to do with politics but really end up being about personalities and who can come up with the most hurtful insults.

If I spend my time seeking out the most issue-oriented posters then my mind is stirred to consider complex concepts I wouldn't have otherwise.

I liken it to moving beyond the chaff to get to the good stuff.

Now, I know that some of these abrasive people do have higher thoughts. And yes, I miss out on that. But I think it is more than made up for by what I AM getting. I don't have enough time to talk to everybody, so it is only logical to filter out the less desirable and focus on the higher quality stuff. That is far more likely to stir me to research issues in order to form an opinion.

I don't think my approach is much like DT at all. He doesn't really get into the nuts and bolts as much as just wanting to know how it looks in the media and publicly. That's his version of reality. As far as he is concerned, if it isn't being talked about then it doesn't matter. I know better, and that is a big difference. For DT, the talk determines the reality. For me, it's the other way around.

If it hasn't been in the news, DT doesn't know about it. Or care. I know and care about what has been in the news plus a lot more.