TravelTime
TUG Member
- Joined
- Mar 20, 2018
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- Location
- California
- Resorts Owned
- All Resale: MVC DPs, Marriott Ko Olina, Marriott Marbella, WKOVR-N, Four Seasons Aviara
Your post reflects the new (current) normal. People all have to take a position on everything that happens. Are you for it or against it? Are you red or blue? Are you conservative or progressive? Did you update your facebook picture with the the newest cause? (because if you didn't, that means you're against it!)
Facts are no longer important, it's all about what side you are on or what your point is. Richard posts lots of articles to give (hopefully) facts and perspective on things happening in the world that you may not have seen in the finely screened regular news. I often have beefs with some slanted headlines, but I appreciate his posts that allow us to delve deeper into things we hadn't considered.
This is the first post that I have seen from Richard. It was not news to me. I stay up to date in what is happening and know the facts vs "fake news." I am well aware of which countries are below and above replacement rate. It is sad to me that we need "Richard" to post for us. We should be sophisticated and educated enough to know these things already. I read widely so this was not news to me. It is sad to me that most people do not read reputable media and they get their news on Facebook and through news alerts on their phones. I pay and subscribe to many reputable news sources - of various political slants. But even then, I need to use my brain to figure out what are facts vs propaganda.
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