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Nov 14, 2023Liked by Sam Colt

the fax doesn’t care about your feelings. that’s a fact. 🖨️🥹

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And my feelings don't care about your facts!

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Objective truth and COVID:

1. If COVID originated in China, why does China have one of the lowest COVID death rates per 1,000(11th lowest)?

2. USA total deaths is #1 in the world; China’s total deaths is #90 in the world.

3. Bangladesh has one of the world’s highest concentration of people with a below average health care system (5 doctors per 10,000 people , 8 hospital beds per 10,000 people)

YET

The USA has 2x the population of Bangladesh but has 50x more COVID cases, USA ranks #1 in deaths per 1,000 population while Bangladesh ranks #168 in deaths per 1,000 population.

What is truth? Victors write history, losers go to tribunals. Wealth designates what gets published and what doesn’t. Freedom, democracy, morality... none of those values are ever figured in what wins wars... only metal matters. Who drops the most wins.

But when all is done, we will hear the “truth” from the winner.

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"What is truth? Victors write history, losers go to tribunals. Wealth designates what gets published and what doesn’t. Freedom, democracy, morality... none of those values are ever figured in what wins wars... only metal matters. Who drops the most wins."

My guy, you're giving away the rest of the series! SPOILER ALERTS please!!

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Nov 13, 2023Liked by Sam Colt

If someone believes something it affects reality. But this doesn't make a claim true.

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That's what I'll be getting into. That when enough people make their subjective view of the world a reality it becomes "true" even if that truth is illusory. So when people cling to facts or objective reporting, all of these things are contingent and contextual.

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Othello killed Desdemona because he thought she was unfaithful. She wasn't. His belief didn't make it true.

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