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I’ve been busy with a lot of other things recently and important things have happened. People have asked me to comment. I’ll ramble a little.
First, tonight I was drawn over to that fever-swamp that is the Fishwrap (aka National fill in an adjective other than “Catholic” Reporter) for an opinion piece about Charlie Kirk. What flipped the writers fin was Card. Dolan remark that Charlie was like a modern day St. Paul. The writer also slams Bp. Barron. One wonders how much of St. Paul’s writings any Fishwrap writer agrees with, but let that pass. The writer hums a little about how wrong it was that Charlie was killed – probably with an eye and a half on people being fired in various places (although I don’t think he has to worry about the Fishwrap). Then he gets out what another Fishwrap writer likes to use: venom. Samples…
Since Kirk was killed, I’ve reviewed quite a few of his videos. “harsh, divisive and combative rhetoric” “Harsh”? I saw no evidence of that. “Divisive”? Sure… he disagreed…. BUT… you aren’t allowed to disagree in the Rawlsian Fishtank. “Combative”? It was a debating moment with the phrase “prove me wrong” not “let’s braid each other’s hair”. “Rhetoric”? That’s a buzz word. However, rhetoric is
the art of effective or writing or speaking especially in the public square so as to move, delight and persuade your audience. He was in an outdoor place taking on all comers and moving, delighting and persuading. He also, paralyzed, irritated and hardened others, but, hey. You can’t win them all.
But you can win a lot of them, and he did.
Continued below.
First, tonight I was drawn over to that fever-swamp that is the Fishwrap (aka National fill in an adjective other than “Catholic” Reporter) for an opinion piece about Charlie Kirk. What flipped the writers fin was Card. Dolan remark that Charlie was like a modern day St. Paul. The writer also slams Bp. Barron. One wonders how much of St. Paul’s writings any Fishwrap writer agrees with, but let that pass. The writer hums a little about how wrong it was that Charlie was killed – probably with an eye and a half on people being fired in various places (although I don’t think he has to worry about the Fishwrap). Then he gets out what another Fishwrap writer likes to use: venom. Samples…
Gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Since Kirk was killed, I’ve reviewed quite a few of his videos. “harsh, divisive and combative rhetoric” “Harsh”? I saw no evidence of that. “Divisive”? Sure… he disagreed…. BUT… you aren’t allowed to disagree in the Rawlsian Fishtank. “Combative”? It was a debating moment with the phrase “prove me wrong” not “let’s braid each other’s hair”. “Rhetoric”? That’s a buzz word. However, rhetoric is
the art of effective or writing or speaking especially in the public square so as to move, delight and persuade your audience. He was in an outdoor place taking on all comers and moving, delighting and persuading. He also, paralyzed, irritated and hardened others, but, hey. You can’t win them all.
But you can win a lot of them, and he did.
Continued below.
