Stouble Dandards on that worm sandwich please

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On the ride back from Adel today I listened to a ____________ talk radio show (yes, yes, but it was either that, orchestral symphonies or 10 minutes of commercials for a minute of music I probably wouldn't like).

I left the defining word blank to let you fill it in. It's blank 'cause it doesn't matter 'cause all of  'em act the same. Which I now prove.

Yes. IRL I am a cartoon.

As I listened, I noted the words being espoused by the host and his guest were the very words they decried when used by the opposition.

In fact I experimented. I stripped away the defining terminology and left the statements bare excepting the semantics.

Then, I switched the defines terms. In the place of the attacked went the original attacker. IN the place of the attacker went the original attacked.

Confusing?

Sample sentence, defining words stripped away:

"For the ___________________ to demand that [giant retailer] stop doing business with [Company X] is wrong. People should be allowed to do business with [Company X] because it supports causes they believe in."

The above statement is 100 percent accurate in substance if not in the actual words used.

No semantic difference to be seen.

Here's the problem - Stouble Dandard.

Yeah, an intentional Spoonerism. If you prefer, go to James 1:8 - He is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does. Mo betta - Do unto others as ye would have them to unto you.

Yassee, the talk radio guy and guest also demanded that [giant retailer] stop doing business with [Company X] because [Company X] has also supported causes and groups which the talk radio guy opposes.

Arg. Confusing.

Lemme give you specifics.

The talk radio guy (TRG) was complaining that homosexual rights activists were calling for a business boycott of a company that supported groups opposed to gay marriage and the homosexual lifestyle. This, the TRG said is wrong.

This is Cog. dissonance.

However, TRG has NO problem in calling for a boycott of businesses which promote the homosexual lifestyle and gay marriage.

See? Just switch places with pro and anti and you have the exact same argument, exact same words, just coming from the other direction.

But TRG and his Legions (we are Legion...) don't see a problem. Cognitive dissonance don't live there. Cognitive disconnect, on the other hand, has done built a mansion, has a few thousand acre spread and is eying a takeover of all adjoining lands.

This is Cog. disconnect.

Free speech also don't live there. Not that I am surprised. When you look at the people making the noise on both sides of the American political divide, neither sides believes the other should be able to have a fair say.

I'm not sure it's fair to say TRG and Legion opened this can of worms. I'm equally not sure it's fair to say the Opposition (also Legion) opened this can of worms.

What I can say for certainty is a phrase I borrow from my brother:


Don't complain about a worm sandwich when you opened the can.


Something to think about, something that goes far beyond the divide I use to bring you today's point.

How many times have you done something and then had it done to you, but you reacted negatively? If it was fair for you to do it, why isn't it fair for someone else to do it?

If we'd all quit shoving worms at each other and go fishing and have a giant fish fry in the evening, this world would be a whole lot better.

Think about that next time to decide to open a can of whatever it might be. If someone takes the can away from you and uses it on you, what are you gonna think about that?