tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post7224785714395715516..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Speaking truth to….what?John Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-22769429324914299882014-05-10T11:45:32.984-04:002014-05-10T11:45:32.984-04:00Steven --
Thank you; I may take it down later, or ...Steven --<br />Thank you; I may take it down later, or I may just leave it up for its humor value. In any case, I just put an addendum into the post itself, that will suffice for now. Thanks for pointing this out.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-11581058482400814442014-05-10T11:35:38.676-04:002014-05-10T11:35:38.676-04:00Nah I wouldn't say so John. Its only a trivial...Nah I wouldn't say so John. Its only a trivial mistake- not core to your thinking- and there's no shame in taking it down if its wrong. I would! if you want a moral justification, its better than misleading people and putting misinformation out.<br /><br />Maybe it shows integrity tho to feel obliged to leave it up! Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-27500360511415651612014-05-10T11:13:27.519-04:002014-05-10T11:13:27.519-04:00Brian --
My impression is that a lot of people, no...Brian --<br />My impression is that a lot of people, not just young people, overuse the word "honestly." You're right though, the implication is that the rest of the time, they're not speaking honestly. <br /><br />I don't find it as annoying as you do, but I'm glad you feel better. Anytime I can help….John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-63543470346320757682014-05-10T11:12:29.148-04:002014-05-10T11:12:29.148-04:00Steven --
You're absolutely right. I just look...Steven --<br />You're absolutely right. I just looked it up, it is a phrase coined the the Quakers in the 1950's; here is the link:<br /><br />http://www.quaker.org/sttp.html<br /><br />The relevant excerpt: <br /><br />"We speak to power in three senses:<br /><br />To those who hold high places in our national life and bear the terrible responsibility of making decisions for war or peace.<br />To the American people who are the final reservoir of power in this country and whose values and expectations set the limits for those who exercise authority.<br />To the idea of Power itself, and its impact on Twentieth Century life."<br /><br />All this time I've had it backwards, I had assumed it meant that if you spoke the truth, it would lead to power. <br /><br />I'm tempted to take the post down, but doing so would be sort of dishonest, papering over my mistake.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-82130251457010884512014-05-10T10:54:40.629-04:002014-05-10T10:54:40.629-04:00John--People seem to speak the "truth" w...John--People seem to speak the "truth" when it's convenient. Honestly. What I have noticed is that the word "honestly" is used in virtually every other sentence especially by the younger generation. It's as if they are doing the listener a favor by, for once, being honest. Then they can go back to being their old dishonest self after they take a moment of honesty. In the unlikely event that you haven't noticed how often this word is abused both publicly and privately you might want to key into it. If I hear the word one more time (unless it's called for) I'm going to jump off a cliff. This is not exactly the same but it's similar to your post about bending truth for personal gain. Thanks for letting me rant. I honestly feel better now. BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-1235737512715348682014-05-10T10:29:59.159-04:002014-05-10T10:29:59.159-04:00This sounds like it means speaking the truth to th...This sounds like it means speaking the truth to the powerful, rather than speaking the truth to get power...Stevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276736643046430370noreply@blogger.com