the sad truth is there is a lot more disinformation out there and the media scrambles in its quest to be politically correct rather than bear the truth. It is just as you said...it is hard to distinguish a story from what it true especially when it is the media that makes the news more than it does in reporting it.

You must be able to shift through and find the truth

hug
Kathy

Yes, Ron what you say is true but, when I was growing up we didn't have the news that is out there today.....technology has taken the toll on communications and such. We all need to tune out for awhile.

Always,

Deborah

I often find the world overwhelming but I appreciate the technology that allows me to communicate with others and to obtain useful information (I just filter out the nonsense). I do love your positive outlook, Ron. Love and peace to you,

Regis

fear mongering, fear porn is a real problem that we need to get ahold on. facts not fiction win the day. great write. Thank you!

~Ron~
Splendid write.

Lady Mary Ann

So true. Social media has become quite the propaganda machine, it's easier than ever for extremists to gain supporters on made up news articles and posts. Elections are lost and won on social media. Now if only the good guys figured this out they could blow the lid on all the misinformation, instead of refusing to get involved in all the frenzy.

The world needs peace, yes, in all levels of society. No more fighting. Be well Ron! Blessings and joy, Christine

You've made some palpable points about fear; certainly an insidious manipulator in every level of human existence. However, I don't see how anyone can 'justify fear' as you've promulgated. What do you do, absolve it? Apologize for it? Excuse it, rationalize it, vindicate it. Fear is a form of bondage and you can only overcome it with a greater force... LOVE. There are certainly many differing reports about what is happening globally. Everyone has their opinion; more often than not born of personal experience, prejudice, and what an individuals research reveals. Finding differing levels of importance/relevance one journalist puts on a subject compared to another is very similar to what poets, writers, and bloggers do on the internet. Some are seeking accuracy and truth, and some are seeking followers. Thanks for sharing...

Again, your poem makes the top of the list, Ron, in popularity.

Are we too weak for freedom? Your poem brings that question to mind when so much good and bad information is out there.

One of the best things i've ever done was to stop watching the cable news shows. My Dad always said, believe half of what you hear and half of what you read. Wise words indeed.

Michael D.

Fear breeds Hate, and Hate will be our undoing.

And I seem to 'Disconnect Myself' more and more these days. Walks in the Wood are far more beneficial to me than constant so called 'News.'

So true. I am sometimes sidetracked off the internet superhighway to some junk mail news that draws my attention to something as significant as smelly garbage. It's difficult to trust any of these morons who want to steal your wallet and identity. They rob us of our precious time as well. I don't watch commercial TV anymore. I hear enough garbage on the radio in my car. For the first time in my life I rented a car with Sirrus radio so we could listen to pure music without so many interruptions. So there is a way around the mess.
A Good write Ron! Merry Christmas!

I try to double check what I read. But you are absolutely correct with everything you have said.

Confusion and fear are the weapons of war against this country. We must be strong and have faith in Right vs wrong.

A great president once said, I quote Theodore Roosevelt,the only thing we have to fear is fear itself! Thumbs up on the poem, Ron. Peace!!!

Excellently composed
great reading peace be with you..... Merry Christmas

William

"Learn how to detect misinformation"
Of all the lines in this poem, for me, that's the clincher!
Well done, Ron, thank for sharing!

Well spoken.It's not hard to equate the major ills of the world with one word...fear. Makes people do irrational things.

In the main, points well made. Some things are getting worse, however. Pollution is one. Global warming another. Inequality still another. Stupid reactions to events are faster, thus they make stupidity look as it it's getting worse. Fortunately, I am dodging better even though my reaction time is down. I think I am going to lose this race. Thanks for your optimism. I need it.

Don't know Ron, maybe I am being depressing but I like hearing about all the doomsayers as they tell us the world is coming to an end, I think of those that say they want to be "taken" to heaven before the end of the world, but I would rather be here and see what happens, as I hate to leave a movie in the middle or put down a good book when its not finished...-e-

So true........and comforting.

Love ya!

Jane