By John Estridge
This Fired Editor would just like to re-emphasize this blog should be an open forum.
I want people with all points of views to be able to communicate their ideas. The only rules are do not libel anyone and no personal attacks.
It is my desire to allow the free flow of ideas and civilized debate. I do remember a time where people were allowed to think differently than other people, and they were not called names, treated derisively or lose friendships.
However, my memories of an America like that might actually be the Mandela Effect. An example of that is the Berenstein Bears were actually the Berenstain Bears, but many people remember the first spelling. And that leads to many, many different philosophies and conspiracy theories about why that occurs, and I am not getting into that. But I find all that really interesting.
Even if America was never a place where we could debate civilly, I would like to start that here.
One of my memories, and I hope it is real and not a Mandela Effect memory, is of talking about something controversial going on in Brookville at that moment while waiting for my pizza at Pizza Pete in Brookville. One of the former owners, Pat Leffingwell, said “John, this is Switzerland in here.” And this is Switzerland in here. This is a neutral place. Have at it. Give me all your ideologies.
And my beliefs remain my beliefs, but I will honestly consider all viewpoints.