A lie is a lie is a lie. No matter how many times a lie is told, it never becomes the truth. However, the more times it is told, the more likely it is that eventually it will be accepted as true. So theoretically, you can invent your own truth by repeating a lie over and over--you can change what people perceive as true. Remember this phrase, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor. You heard it over and over, all the time. You came to be reassured by it, soothed by it, lolled into political inaction by it. You even liked hearing it. But that was a lie. It was a lie every time it was said, and it remains a lie today. There is another phrase Ive heard over and over this week, with very little variation, expansion of the thought, or explanation: it would make it harder to get medical supplies and healthcare workers into the country. Whatever travel restrictions the state department puts on private citizens traveling by commercial ship or plane in absolutely no way apply to government agencies or the military. So that phrase would be a lie, but those who say it want us to believe it. Why? Could it be that the American people are generous and good-hearted, and would be willing to take what they perceive to be a moderate risk if it saved West African lives? Why would President Obama want us to take this risk? What or whose agenda is served if we unleash Ebola in the US?
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 16:30:21 +0000
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