Appalachian American Ennui

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Listen Like You Might be Wrong - Noah Eckstein

I suppose youth entitles one to ascribe to lofty ideas centering on having empathy/sympathy with opposing views from one's own. It is noble but, in many cases, short sided. Noah's speech reminds me of the stories of Jesus and his similar teachings, such as loving one's enemies and ascetic actions such as being sued for something and offereing even more to the Plaintiff. Sounds good in theory, but, in practice, it simply raises the bar so high that human nature cannot come close. Listen like I could be wrong? Hoew does that work, for example, when debating a Zionist who sincerely supports the Gazan Genocide. How does that work when (foolishly) debating a MAGOT, who supports tax breaks and full presidential pardons for the ultra rich Epstein class. It doesn't and never will. The years tighten the intellect to create that which cannot be wrong, thus cannot be paused while noxious idiots espouse their nonsense. Fact. But, Noah's message is not to be dispensed with out of hand. It just does not apply to issues which ought, in good conscience, should be binary, such as the murder of the innocents and the deprivation of necessities out of homage to those who have more than they can ever expend.