Maverick views?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="maverick">maverick</span> <span word="views">views</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span>: “<span word="Journalistic">Journalistic</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="maverick">maverick</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="published">published</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Maverick">Maverick</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unconventional">unconventional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unorthodox">unorthodox</span>.</p><p><span word="Unconventional">Unconventional</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="conventional">conventional</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="dumb">dumb</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="smart">smart</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>.</p><p><span word="Unorthodox">Unorthodox</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="accordance">accordance</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>, <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="Orthodox">Orthodox</span> <span word="Church">Church</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="regards">regards</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Apostolic">Apostolic</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="established">established</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Apostles">Apostles</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="language">language</span>, <span word="being">being</span> <span word="orthodox">orthodox</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="synonymous">synonymous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="official">official</span>, <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span>, <span word="normal">normal</span>, <span word="correct">correct</span>, <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span>, <span word="etc">etc</span>. <span word="Being">Being</span> <span word="unorthodox">unorthodox</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span>.</p><p><span word="Maverick">Maverick</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="owner">owner</span> <span word="Samuel">Samuel</span> <span word="Maverick">Maverick</span> (1803-70), <span word="who">who</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="did">did</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="graze">graze</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="range">range</span>. <span word="Owners">Owners</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="branding">branding</span> (<span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mark">mark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skin">skin</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="iron">iron</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span>. <span word="Maverick">Maverick</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="ranchers">ranchers</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="Maverick">Maverick</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="unbranded">unbranded</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="branding">branding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thus">thus</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="ownership">ownership</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p>
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