Dear Friends,
It seems very frustrating to me, that we can’t trust a word from the mouths of the experts, government or press anymore. They’re all the worse kind of liars. Lying when the truth would serve them better. What I find so annoying about this, is that before I can give a smidgen of credence to anything they utter… I have to do a TON of research. Then I don’t trust most source either. So I’m reduced to reproducing experimental outcome. Which, obviously, as a curmudgeonly old guy with limited resources, isn’t always possible. I can feel my blood pressure rise whenever I hear the term, “The science says…” as if there’s a deity, the Science, that speaks to us… omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent. When in reality, it’s a bunch of psychopaths, trying to manipulate us into self harm.
I used to trust the experts back in the day. It seemed they were more human hearted then. I can’t imagine any of my childhood doctors ever tolerating sterilizing a child. They would have become violent at such a notion. They certainly worked with far less. No MRI, PET Scans, or stents… they had to use their knowledge and intuition. Humanity and empathy was a big part of their practice. I suspect that kept a lot of psychopaths from many expert professions back then. Today, if you see a doctor, it’s for a moment and they usually don’t talk, they read what the nurse wrote. Any ache or pain befuddles them without fifty thousand in tests. Then those tests are usually inconclusive so they want to do exploratory surgery. Like anyone wants a demonstrated incompetent carving on them with a knife.
My trust of government when I was a kid was Pollyannish. It was unwise to the Nth degree. Youth always fall for that scam though. Only those raised to be skeptical of power have some immunity. Being a boomer I wasn’t. We were taught in school, the media and by culture, that the government was fighting for us against the evils of communism. While communism is evil on a scale unimaginable by an ignorant kid, the evils of our elites was nearly as bad back then, and equal today. With deaths measured in the millions. Now, in my jaded state of absolute disrespect for power and those who wield it, my default position is the government and elite are always lying, unless proven true, by multiple sources. Because I don’t trust people who have lied to me over and over… for centuries.
I used to trust the media that I agreed with, but now, not so much. They often have headlines that aren’t backed up in the story. That irritates me. It’s a waste of my limited time. Once I catch any news source participating in that kind of shenanigan, I tune out. I have to say though… I’m astounded at the outright anti truths the “unbiased” media vomits. The color of bile, with the same smell and taste, their reporting is often the opposite of the truth. I haven’t been to the boarder, but I shop at stores, and the amount of people today in the store, who don’t speak much English and are obviously not from around here, outnumber those who do! I’ve never seen that before. Lending credence to the reports the border is open, and calling into question Biden and the unbiased media’s assertions.
We live in a technological age. In such a time, honest experts, government and press is paramount. That honesty leads to trust. Our elites are all demonstrable liars though. Daily standing before us, with straight faces, saying up is down and wrong is right. Our doctors give us anti advice, then profit from the harm they’ve done. Our politicians act as demons, trying to harm the nation and its people. Meanwhile, the media calls itself the most trustworthy organization that ever existed, following Machiavelli’s advice to lie constantly, then claim to be a truth teller. Undermining the fabric of honesty that’s required for our technology to function, our science to advance, and our standard of living to grow. Losing trust due to a mistake is one thing, losing it because of malevolence, is another.
Sincerely,
John Pepin
