I've been thinking about starting this for a while; I already have a blog, but it is a blog for an organization to which I belong and is for said organization rather than my own personal playing field. So that's where "The Mockingjay" comes in; this is my personal blog, for what it's worth, where I can post...well, whatever I want. Hopefully it leans toward being erudite rather than whatever comes to mind.
What's my goal? Yes, I do actually have a goal aside from having an outlet for my personal thoughts. My idea is that this will not only be a place to share any thoughts, especially reviews of books I read or what few movies I see, but this is a place dedicated to shining the light of truth upon false claims and ridiculous ideas of all stripes. Too much passes for knowledge and information that is utterly untrue, irrational or simply stupid, and in the last few years my tolerance for this has grown progressively lower. Time for Reason to push back against irrationality.
Why "The Mockingjay"? Aside from the fact that I enjoyed Collin's "Hunger Games" trilogy, the Mockingjay bears the same symbolism here as it does in the books. For those who haven't yet had the joy of reading these books, the mockingjay was originally intended as a Capitol weapon against the rebels, but it failed and, having mated with the mockingbird, remained in the wild as a perpetual symbol of the Capitol's failure. It, naturally, became a symbol of resistance. That is the goal then, to be unafraid to point out error, flaws and hubris wherever they are to be found, whether on the street or in the corridors of power. Speak truth to power and take down error? Well, that sounds easy enough.
And, as Effie Trinket would say, "May the odds be ever in your favor!"
What's my goal? Yes, I do actually have a goal aside from having an outlet for my personal thoughts. My idea is that this will not only be a place to share any thoughts, especially reviews of books I read or what few movies I see, but this is a place dedicated to shining the light of truth upon false claims and ridiculous ideas of all stripes. Too much passes for knowledge and information that is utterly untrue, irrational or simply stupid, and in the last few years my tolerance for this has grown progressively lower. Time for Reason to push back against irrationality.
Why "The Mockingjay"? Aside from the fact that I enjoyed Collin's "Hunger Games" trilogy, the Mockingjay bears the same symbolism here as it does in the books. For those who haven't yet had the joy of reading these books, the mockingjay was originally intended as a Capitol weapon against the rebels, but it failed and, having mated with the mockingbird, remained in the wild as a perpetual symbol of the Capitol's failure. It, naturally, became a symbol of resistance. That is the goal then, to be unafraid to point out error, flaws and hubris wherever they are to be found, whether on the street or in the corridors of power. Speak truth to power and take down error? Well, that sounds easy enough.
And, as Effie Trinket would say, "May the odds be ever in your favor!"
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