OP/thread, I can say without question that there wasn't any falsehood put forth in an attempt to create Positive Vibrations. The OP/thread is about a news report that provided up-dated information on an important investigation. That was both accurate and good. Does it mean that the eventual outcome of the investigation bring about perfected legal and social justice? Of course not. Yet it is a step in the right direction, and definitely a necessary one.
Certainly emotions -- including but not limited to happiness, sadness, and anger -- influence the manner that each individual interprets information. Likewise, emotions impact our ability to accomplish things -- for sake of this sub-discussion, I'll limit those things to the social-political activity that is essential if we have any hope of restoring our democracy.
I'd note that "health psychology" studies that hospital patients that are somewhat grumpy tend to have the best outcomes, compared to those that always have a smile and do not complain. No question that we inhabit a sick society today, but I do not believe those studies apply here. Still, I like when Paul sang, "It's getting better all the time," and John added, "Can't get much worse." While I do think that our culture has lost something important in regard to singing -- watch a group of third-world women working together, and you'll hear songs -- at this time I think Malcolm's talk about Muhammad Ali had great meri, when he expanded to note that although Ali was a talented singer, he won the heavyweight title by swinging. Hence, "it's time to stop singing and starte swinging." Figuratively, of course.
By no coincidence, two of my favorite activities throughout my long life have been boxing and social-political work. I boxed a total of 329 fights in the 1960s - '70s. I learned that when boxing, it is important to not have any emotion. It might be a fun match, an unpleasant one, or anything in between. But zero emotion until the fight is over. More if possible, make the opponent angry before the fight, as there is nothing easier to exploit than your opponent's anger.
My approach to politics is the same as my approach to boxing. Be clear-headed. Be focused. Develop ways to exploit both the strengths and weaknesses of your opponent. And inflict as much damage as possible, so they hesitate to go against you in the future. But that's just me. Some of my best friends experience emotions when dealing with things social-political. I'd be a damned fool to think that there is only one way -- my way-- to do things. And so I try to avoid attempting to interfere when they are happy about something like last night's news report. Again, that's just me.
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