Well, here we are on 5/20/2025, merrily coasting along on a sea of disturbingly adolescent: fantasies, proclamations and narratives- most of them false and purposely malicious or blatantly misleading at best. Designed to overwhelm our meager, fleeting senses to the point of resignation, I must admit the nonstop torrent frequently achieves the desired effect- especially with a complacent press that never challenges to the point of ownership and responsibility. At least, "That's what I hear, that's what they say!" How many times has our press allowed Great Leader to get away with that exact refrain, and so many countless others? "The election was stolen," I hear ya! "Ukraine started the war," absolutely! Running for a third term? Your 'interpretation' of the US Constitution is as good as any other!
How many times have they pinned his ass to the wall and responded, "No, I haven't heard that at all. Not one single time- Not Ever! Who the fuck is saying such absolute Fucking Bullshit? We'd really like to know, because what many do say is that you make up all this 'people are saying' Bullshit yourself, just like you made up the fantasy publicists called 'John Barron' or 'David Dennison' back in the day- that's what people are really saying. So give us some names, give us some facts, or do everyone a favor and... Shut The Fuck Up for once in your sorry ass lie of a life!!!"
I remember watching the news a while back in London, the interviewer would not let up until she got a definitive answer from the politician she was interviewing. He hemmed and hawed a bit, but she wasn't about to give up with an evasive non answer. Seems the politicians there knew they'd eventually have to give up the goods, unlike here, where they know journos will ask just long enough to appear they're doing their jobs, before obligingly shutting down. Apparently, the press had their politicians much better trained there; that was over twenty years ago- wonder if still the same today...
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