Truth

It’s a funny thing and is often taken for granted. Very few people actually seek out the truth. We take it a face value that if enough people say something that it must be true. People no longer challenge pre-conceived notions to determine if they are in fact true. This is fine as long as the people spreading the “Truth” are objective, impartial and in fact have actually researched whether or not it is the “Truth”. Take the media for example. There are thousands of examples of US media propagating something so many times. The logic being that if they repeat it enough, people will believe it and it will become the “truth”.

I think this is a truly sad state of affairs. Smear campaigns are organized and people take pride in bring people or ideas down based on nothing more than repetition and not facts. How do we get back to the good old days of making sure you have the proof before you spout your mouth or put pen to paper? This is exacerbated given current technology and the use of the internet. Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter have been used to bully, harass and spread lies. How do we rectify this situation? We can sue under terms of liable and slander however damages have to be proven. A lot of the time the damage is emotional and intangible. You can also argue that an intelligent person wouldn’t believe what has been written. Once again I go back to the repetition strategy. If you keep saying it, and people keep hearing it or reading it, sooner or later they will believe it.

I guess what I’m getting at, is when you see or hear items like this, call people out on their bull shit. Enough is enough. The only way it will stop is if we rise up and say we aren’t going to listen to this crap and they can’t get away with it. As for the media outlets, well the US loves its rules and regulations and this time it may be a good thing. Fine the bastards for not fact checking their stories. If you hit them hard enough it will force them to make sure that what they are reporting are the facts. Let people draw their own conclusions. In turn I think this will make people more conscious of facts and look for them more in their own personal life’s as well.