I Failed the Covington Catholic Test

The Atlantic ^ | January 21, 2019 | Julie Irwin Zimmerman

[Republican Wildcat]

Next time there’s a viral story, I’ll wait for more facts to emerge.

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If the Covington Catholic incident was a test, it’s one I failed—along with most others. Will we learn from it, or will we continue to roam social media, looking for the next outrage fix? Next time a story like this surfaces, I’ll try to sit it out until more facts have emerged. I’ll remind myself that the truth is sometimes unknowable, and I’ll stick to discussing the news with people I know in real life, instead of with strangers whom I’ve never met. I’ll get my news from legitimate journalists instead of from an online mob for whom Saturday-morning indignation is just another form of entertainment. And above all, I’ll try to take the advice I give my kids daily: Put the phone down and go do something productive.

[GingisK]

So did the Pope.

[grey_whiskers]

[GOPJ]

This is a ‘crack in the wall’ ... a Grrrreat read...

[SunkenCiv]

Well, the PMS have to walk it back, but they'll do exactly the same thing next time they have an opportunity, which they hope will be soon, because they want everyone to just forget all about this. Nothing has changed.