2004-4-8 06:03:00
The question:
Many are saying that Bush lied about weapons of mass destruction and other items. Did he lie or has his enemies created an illusionary definition of a lie so they can accuse?
Answer:
I have not been able to find any literal lie that Bush has told. Overall I think he is one of our more honest presidents. As with all leaders he has made some mistakes. I find it quite irritating, however, when someone jumps on Bush or anyone else who has made a mistake and accuse such a person of lying.
If Bush and Tony Blair sincerely thought that there were WMD's and were simply wrong, then they made a mistake. A mistake is not a lie.
If someone asks me how much change I have in my pocket and I say that it is 75 cents because I believe it to be so, but in reality it is 76 cents then I did not tell a lie but made a mistake. On the other hand, if I know I have 76 cents and say I have 75 cents then I made no mistake but knowingly told an untruth.
This is simple understanding of basic truth that most schoolchildren understand, but the masters of illusion think the American public are simple and ignorant indeed for they think they can call a mistake a lie and be believed. It is amazing and disappointing to me that about half of the public can be so duped.
Some of course are not deceived but are so anxious to move forward their agenda that they are willing to knowingly accept illusion to do so.
I presented the erroneous story of Steven Spielberg the other day. That was a mistake. To call such mistakes (that are almost a daily occurrence on some level) lies is the act of mean spiritedness that has no place with an honest heart.
One of the greatest illusions of our day is that the press and various news services are impartial and deliver the news objectively. A couple decades ago most people accepted this and Walter Cronkite was called "the most trusted man in America." Since the rise of talk radio however, more and more people are beginning to see through the illusions of the media.
What pieces of the puzzle do they leave out and which wrong pieces do they put in to distort reality? In other words, what does the media do to distort the news and feed the veils of illusion?
It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them. --Alfred Adler (1870 - 1937)
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