There was a point

 Last night I made a comment about great writers and then made an attempt at humor to dismiss the idea of being a great writer. Yet the whole idea was to make a point about an article I read and how much a slight change of context means quite a bit.

I was reading an article and the author was talking the election lawsuits and there was a comment that wished Mr. Giuliani well and we will continue to try and overturn the election. Now that is an interesting phrase, try and overturn.

It was not in quotation marks so was it attributable to the person wishing Mr. Giuliani well or was the author injecting their opinion into the conversation? I mean if one of the people working to prove fraud actually said they were working to overturn the election, that in itself is fraudulent activity. 

Who knows since this was yesterday and I cannot find the article today. Yet it is scary there is no clarification. Putting words in people’s mouths especially in these trying and divisive times needs to be addressed on a professional level. You cannot insert a belief or presumption into an article just because you do not like the people you are discussing in an article. Again though if one of the President’s front and forward allies are actually saying in public that they are trying to overturn the election, that needs to be addressed by the DOJ. And yes I know this means AG Barr, but force it upon him and make him take a stand. You cannot overturn an election by forcing others to change the process or interfere in the process or as one person asked the Governor of Georgia to call a special session to basically disenfranchise millions of votes.

And what is funny about these attempts to sidestep the vote and have the legislators decide who the winner is, they are even disenfranchising the voters that voted for Trump because once an election is changed everyone that voted just got cheated out of their vote. And somewhere down the road that will come back to haunt them as more and more elections get stolen and eventually they lose actually having their vote matter. 

Anyway the point being what you put in article can have serious repercussions because of your belief. People tend to pick up on those nuances and pass it off as fact. Or failing to identify what is really being said by individuals in positions of power can cause catastrophic consequences. 

Either way being just a responsible writer, much less great means making sure your audience knows exactly what you are trying to say without distorting the truth or facts. Otherwise you are just practicing propaganda and are no better than the fools who are trying to steal the election. Or can you tell who is trying to steal the election by what is said. 

Stay safe