I went to see esteemed writer and journalist, Douglas Murray, speak at the Paramount Theatre last night. It was an engaging affair.
He spent a lot of time talking about Israel, and the conflict that he’s been covering since October 7. By integrating footage he took with anecdotes, both light and dark, he was able to build a very persuasive case. The audience, clearly on his side, loved it.
One comment I took away from the affair came towards the end, when he gave the advice that he usually gives to young people, which is to seek truth. Imagine two paths: one path involved going with the flow, agreeing with what others say, and being true to your contemporaries’ shibboleths. The good thing about this path is that it’s predictable; others have done the same thing, and you’ll end up where they are if you follow the path.
The other path is to seek and say what you think to be true. The downside of this is that life is unpredictable, you could be cancelled, or in more tyrannical parts of the world, imprisoned or killed. The advantage of this is that you are living your own life, rather than a copy of a copy of a copy.
Ky and I spoke about this today, and I think the conversation will continue onwards.
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