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The current political climate is giving me pause, forcing me to rethink a pledge I made on this blog many years ago, which was that censor or block anyone on my social media network because of their politics.<\/p>\n

You know, of course, that I consider myself to be a \u201ccenter-left\u201d blogger. I extol what I call \u201cgood government progressivism.\u201d That\u2019s another way of saying that I do not accept some of the wacky progressive notions being tossed around. Free college for everyone? A non-starter, man.<\/p>\n

But wait! There are a ton of individuals on the MAGA right wing of the great divide who keep telling lies. They use my blog to foment those lies when I comment on them. They will respond to a comment I offer about why I consider The Big Lie \u2013 the one about alleged theft of the 2020 presidential election \u2013 to be a threat to democracy. They say there was widespread fraud. Yet they provide the same amount of evidence of such fraud as the Godfather of The Big Lie, Donald Trump: none!<\/p>\n

I am not going to be a pansy about criticism of my comments. I don\u2019t mind receiving barbs. Seriously. It\u2019s OK with me. What troubles me are the lies that critics use to buttress their shameful responses.<\/p>\n

They contend that President Biden is suffering from a lack of cognition. They don\u2019t know what they\u2019re talking about. They continue to insist that Biden wasn\u2019t elected POTUS legitimately. Texas has a congressman, first-term Republican Ronny Jackson, who insists that Democrats are seeking to destroy the nation\u2019s democratic process. He is full of sh**!<\/p>\n

All of this leads to ponder whether I want to renege on my pledge to allow this blog to be an open forum for discussion. Well, I won\u2019t take it back. I am not going to allow the fomenting of lies.<\/p>\n

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