If you accept a lie …

By Joe Lafiandra

If you accept a lie told to you, it changes you. You own the lie and it becomes part of your personality. Denying the truth and accepting lies corrupts you. If you think accepting lies is a passive activity, think again. If you accept one lie, there is no turning back, you will accept more, it’s a positive feedback loop. Furthermore, if you repeat the lie, you expand your circle of corruption to others. 

Most people will not accept lies from their children, spouse or boy/girlfriend, yet they accept lies from the media and the politicians who ultimately make the laws that effect their very lives. Usually the justification for accepting the lies from political sources is, we must get rid the other guy because he is “evil” or he won’t do what I want him do. This is “The end justifies the means” logic. Tyrants throughout history have used this logic to gain and hold on to power. History has shown that the use of unethical means corrupts the original end. This was a favorite saying of the Marxists when they took over Russia and installed Communism, Look what happened there.

 In addition, lying includes not telling the whole story. This is a lie of omission. Throw in the practice of taking things out of context and just making stories up and you have a good summary of lies that are told to you. These types of lies are standard tactics that the mainstream media and politicians use when the truth doesn’t fit their narrative. 

Lies can get those who lie to you in more trouble that than just telling the truth. Look at what happened to President Clinton. He was essentially impeached for lying about sex although that’s not what the articles of impeachment said. Of course the Democrats used similar tactics; “Obstruction of Congress” and “Abuse of power”, all lies, to impeach President Trump. It’s payback time in Washington. Every House and Senate member who voted to impeach Trump (and Clinton) accepted a lie for political ends. There was no Trump campaign collusion with the Russians. The only collusion was with Hillary and the Democrats with the fake dossier. Congress knew the truth but, accepted the lie. That’s probably why Congress’s approval ratings are in the teens. 

 Politicians routinely lie to get legislation passed. For example, the Affordable Care Act, a big lie in its very name since it is not really affordable because its large deductions and higher premiums. Remember what President Obama said, “You can keep your plan”, “You can keep your doctor” and “It will only cost you $2,500 a year”. All lies. Politicians also lie to get elected with some recent examples of Biden saying he is against fracking and then saying he is not against fracking. And not answering the question whether he is for or against packing the Supreme Court. We all know that if he gets elected with a favorable Congress, he will pack the court. How about Democrat candidates saying the violent riots in large cities are “mostly peaceful”, while we watch rioters and looters on television burn buildings and destroy property.

Then there are the half truth lies. For example, it is true that there are a small number of cops that are racist but the vast majority are good people who sacrifice their lives to protect the public. The few bad cops are used as the example why the police should be defunded. A half-truth is really a full lie.

You will have the chance in this election to decide what type of society you want to live in. If you chose liars to run your government, expect the consequences of that decision.