{"id":2069,"date":"2019-07-21T07:38:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T11:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/?p=2069"},"modified":"2019-07-21T07:38:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T11:38:47","slug":"the-alternate-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2019\/07\/21\/the-alternate-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alternate Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2073\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dahlman.online\/index.php\/2019\/07\/21\/the-alternate-universe\/buddy-and-atticus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dahlman.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Buddy-and-Atticus.jpg?fit=939%2C761&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"939,761\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1551620936&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five in the morning is early, too early for the black nose of our yellow lab Atticus to be in my ear.\u00a0But there it was:\u00a0\u00a0five in the morning, and he\u2019s ready for breakfast.\u00a0While I love him, and he tries to be a \u201cgood boy;\u201d he is relentless when he wants to get up.\u00a0\u00a0There\u2019s no denying him, and with the whispered words \u201clet\u2019s go\u201d we are headed towards kitchen and his breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our older dog Buddy, a collie\/shepherd\/whatever mix, would be perfectly happy to sleep in.&nbsp;&nbsp;But he\u2019s not passing up breakfast, or more importantly, carrots.&nbsp;&nbsp;So he\u2019s up too, sleepy eyes looking longingly at the refrigerator.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sure, I can put breakfast in the bowl but it\u2019s carrots man, carrots are the \u201cthing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we do our morning ritual of food and dog meds, and waiting for the next round of carrots.&nbsp;And finally with Atticus and Buddy satisfied for the moment, I announce:&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cwe are going back to bed.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;They, surprisingly, agree, and we all sneak back into the bedroom, making sure not to wake \u201cMom\u201d up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No Rest for\u2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soon Atticus is snoring at the foot of the bed, and Buddy has crawled halfway under it.&nbsp;&nbsp;They are asleep, but now I am wide, wide-awake:&nbsp;thanks guys.&nbsp;&nbsp;So it&#8217;s onto my phone, to the morning read of the&nbsp;<em>Washington Post&nbsp;<\/em>and the&nbsp;<em>New York Times.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>The&nbsp;<em>Times<\/em> news headlines:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Opiate trial in Cleveland,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Iran seizes tanker,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Mueller hearings,<\/li><li>&nbsp;Moon Landing anniversary, and<\/li><li>The Equifax data breach.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And deep down in the section, El Chappo sent to Supermax Prison in Colorado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not sleepy after the&nbsp;<em>Times,<\/em> so it\u2019s onto the&nbsp;<em>Post.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>Their leading headlines:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Opiate trial in Cleveland,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Epstein,<\/li><li>Trump looking for big spending cuts,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Trump attacks minority Congresswomen,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Iran seizes tanker,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Sanders defends salaries,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Judge halts Democrats Trump financial record subpoena.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As is usually the case, reading all of that seems to make me more alert rather than sleepy.&nbsp;&nbsp;So it\u2019s now 6:15 am, what next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Other News<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I keep the&nbsp;<em>Fox News&nbsp;<\/em>app on my phone.&nbsp;&nbsp;Sometimes I want to see what the \u201calternate universe\u201d of American politics is reading.&nbsp;&nbsp;It often makes me angry, sometimes it\u2019s funny, but it\u2019s good to know, especially in \u201cMAGA Country,\u201d the news most folks are seeing.&nbsp;&nbsp;It\u2019s definitely a different world.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;<em>Fox&nbsp;<\/em>headlines were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bernie bites back, defends treatment of campaign staff,<\/li><li>Pelosi\u2019s headache, two Dems will be generals in the party\u2019s Civil War,<\/li><li>Beauty queen claims she was dethroned for being \u201ctoo pro-Trump,\u201d<\/li><li>Mom says she gets mistaken for being her child\u2019s sister,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Star (Keanu Reeves) signs autograph after spotting lawn sign,<\/li><li>Iran seizes tanker,<\/li><li>Millions of gallons of sewage spilled into Puget Sound,&nbsp;<\/li><li>District tells parents to settle lunch bills or kids could be fostered,<\/li><li>Democrat admits lying about being life-saving doctor,&nbsp;<\/li><li>Anniversary of Moon Landing,<\/li><li>Billionaire Trump critic (Tom Styer) doesn\u2019t see himself as wealthy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dig down further in the \u201cnews\u201d and there are two articles about a t-shirt maker who is facing criticism for printing a \u201cDon\u2019t Tread on Me\u201d t-shirt that actor Chris Pratt wore.&nbsp;And an editorial about how&nbsp;<em>CNN&nbsp;<\/em>is lying when they say their evening programs are \u201cnews\u201d not political commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One World \u2013 Two Universes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So let\u2019s see:&nbsp;&nbsp;that\u2019s five articles critical of Democrats, two showing the failure of local governments (school lunch and sewage in Puget Sound) and one with actor Chris Pratt wearing a \u201cDon\u2019t Tread on Me\u201d t-shirt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<em>Washington Post&nbsp;<\/em>had a lot to say about Trump too.&nbsp;&nbsp;Half of their headlines were about Trump; but only one of those would be considered critical (minority Congresswomen.)&nbsp;&nbsp;The subpoena being halted, and cutting spending might just as well be positive stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t read the&nbsp;<em>Fox News&nbsp;<\/em>app daily, but for millions and millions of Americans, this is the source for their \u201cnews.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;If I hadn\u2019t read&nbsp;<em>Fox,&nbsp;<\/em>I never would have known about the T-Shirts (and figured out who Chris Pratt was) and about a pro-Trump beauty queen.&nbsp;&nbsp;In&nbsp;<em>Fox&nbsp;<\/em>world, those who stand up for Trump seem to be victims, and Democrats are failing, arguing, and lying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Knowledge \u2013 Common Ground<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a high school social studies teacher student discussion was the foundation of my class.&nbsp;&nbsp;My job was to develop the background knowledge and information so that students could intelligently discuss the issues of the day.&nbsp;I did my best to present an unbiased view of the problems, offering differing views and alternatives, and then let the class \u201chave at it.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;The exchanges were lively, interesting, and involving.&nbsp;&nbsp;The only rule:&nbsp;&nbsp;you can attack the issue and the argument, but never the person making it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Drop to insults or \u201cad hominem\u201d attacks, and you were done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in our universe today, it\u2019s no wonder we can\u2019t have \u201cdiscussions.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;There is no common basis of fact, no standard knowledge we all recognize.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are told two completely different stories before we even begin in engage.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is \u201cour\u201d world and \u201ctheir\u201d world:&nbsp;&nbsp;two different universes of 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