Nonjudgment

Readers have given me positive feedback on my appearance on the politically conservative, Trump-supporting media outlet Magamedia. I value interacting with people with diverse views. The other day, I participated in a panel there prompted by a Congressional candidate from California facing criticism for posting an artwork representing the experience of black men. We examined the situation from a range of perspectives. https://youtu.be/TTj9w_uu8oY I'd love your thoughts, whether you agree with any of the views or not, what you think of my appearing there, what you might have done differently, or whatever your thoughts.

Following up my conversation last week See me on a MAGAMedia panel with five Trump supporters, here is another conversation I had with my friend Rob (@robjh1), one-on-one. We covered a few topics, then mostly settled in on the election---was it a fraud or not? What evidence is there? What do people who feel one way feel about those they disagree with? I can't figure out how to embed the video, but click here or the image. We talked about different views of the election. As before, my goal is not to persuade or debate but to understand, partly to challenge. I'd love your thoughts on what each of us said. It's not what I find in the mainstream media, but millions of my neighbors…

It's been a while since I appeared on MAGAMedia, but I spoke on a panel with them last week. Here are some of my past appearances. Here is the post to MAGAMedia, MAGAMedia Podcast With Guests Agnes Gibboney, Joshua Spodek, Bebe, and Shawn [Video], and below is the video. My goal in participating was not to debate or win, but to share my views and learn others'. I've read a lot of views disputing Biden's win by a margin President Trump described as a "landslide," but not heard people describing it in conversation. Given our different views, I would much rather engage and communicate openly with people and communities who see things differently than to disengage and write off the possibility of meaningful communication. I…

When the pandemic began, New York City began a program of giving free meals to anyone---no one turned away. The meals usually consist of a sandwich, a piece of fruit, a bag of chips, some cookies, some baby carrots, a tub of hummus, and about eight ounces of milk. In other words a mix of food and doof. Partly the program feeds hungry people, partly I suspect it funds doof producers. Since people get that food in a package, a side effect of the program is that people throw away what they don't want. How do I know? I keep seeing plastic bags with food in them on the sidewalk. I conclude what people who get the bags like and don't like by what they…

To clarify, I'm not serious about the following, as implementing it except by a democratic process people considered fair, but I consider it worth talking about. Sometimes crazy, impractical ideas spark useful, practical ones. Should we make stupid shit illegal? We make drunk driving and selling cigarettes to children illegal and no one complains they're evidence of a nanny state. How about doof? People can't stop buying and gorging on food engineered around craving, where its pleasure comes from salt, sugar, fat, convenience, and novelty. I don't care if people's habits burden them, but the CDC reports heart disease, diabetes, and obesity cost us more than half a trillion dollars per year. Enjoy Coca-cola! How crazy is it to consider beyond taxing sodas, making doof…