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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 5953368" data-attributes="member: 56035">i asked chatgpt to elaborate[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://chatgpt.com/?&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;[/URL]&quot;Certainly. Chris Hedges&#039; decision to resign from The New York Times in 2003 was a significant moment in his career and personal ethos. At the time, he was a foreign correspondent for the Times and a vocal critic of the Iraq War. Hedges believed that the mainstream media, including his employer, were not adequately challenging the Bush administration&#039;s justifications for the war and were failing to provide truthful reporting on its consequences.In his book &quot;War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning,&quot; Hedges reflects on this period and his decision to leave the Times. He describes his resignation as a sacrifice akin to Jesus&#039; crucifixion in the sense that he was willingly facing personal and professional consequences for standing up against what he saw as a morally unjust war. The comparison underscores the gravity of his decision and the personal cost he paid for his convictions.Hedges&#039; comparison to Jesus&#039; crucifixion is metaphorical rather than literal. He does not equate himself with Jesus but uses the crucifixion as a symbol of personal sacrifice and the price one sometimes pays for speaking out against powerful forces and standing up for truth and integrity.Overall, Hedges&#039; decision to leave The New York Times and his subsequent reflections in &quot;War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning&quot; are a testament to his commitment to journalistic integrity and his belief in the importance of challenging official narratives, even at great personal cost.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 5953368, member: 56035"] i asked chatgpt to elaborate [URL unfurl="true"]https://chatgpt.com/?&&&&&&&&[/URL] "Certainly. Chris Hedges' decision to resign from The New York Times in 2003 was a significant moment in his career and personal ethos. At the time, he was a foreign correspondent for the Times and a vocal critic of the Iraq War. Hedges believed that the mainstream media, including his employer, were not adequately challenging the Bush administration's justifications for the war and were failing to provide truthful reporting on its consequences. In his book "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," Hedges reflects on this period and his decision to leave the Times. He describes his resignation as a sacrifice akin to Jesus' crucifixion in the sense that he was willingly facing personal and professional consequences for standing up against what he saw as a morally unjust war. The comparison underscores the gravity of his decision and the personal cost he paid for his convictions. Hedges' comparison to Jesus' crucifixion is metaphorical rather than literal. He does not equate himself with Jesus but uses the crucifixion as a symbol of personal sacrifice and the price one sometimes pays for speaking out against powerful forces and standing up for truth and integrity. Overall, Hedges' decision to leave The New York Times and his subsequent reflections in "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" are a testament to his commitment to journalistic integrity and his belief in the importance of challenging official narratives, even at great personal cost." [/QUOTE]

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