When is a lie not a lie? When it's an "inaccurate promise." When is a liar not a liar? When he "misspeaks?"
I know I've written about this foolishness before--either one is honest or one isn't. But I've been reminded of how low we've sunk. I have just read two books, one about Abraham Lincoln and the other about George Washington. I certainly have read a lot about the two men, but especially in light of the current climate of where dishonesty is not only rampant, but ignored or defended, Lincoln and Washington are inspiring and breaths of fresh air. They almost, almost, hold out a ray of hope for the future.
Not even their most vociferous enemies ever accused them of lying or dishonesty. Oh, they were accused of many things, some not very complimentary ("incompetence" comes to mind), but never of being deceitful and certainly not willfully so.
And it wasn't just their words that were honest. They lived what they talked--charitable toward others, helpful to those in need, etc. How unlike our hypocrites of today who, to be honest myself, are good at giving to others, just not with their own money. They live by the creed, "What's mine is mine and what's yours is ours."
Isn't anyone else disheartened by the sheer magnitude of the culture of dishonesty? That, in itself, is even more depressing.
I've been ruminating over this one the past week. Why hasn't anyone picked up on it? Well, perhaps someone has and I just missed it. Obama last week told Americans he wanted to fix ObamaCare, he really did, but there were too many regulations (government regulations), too many hoops to jump through, too much red tape for him to do so. At least, "I can't help right away." Am I reading irony into that? Is it not the epitome of irony? And the guy said it with a straight face.
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I was paying attention to Obamacare until the new broke that Kobe might be coming back soon. Me being a big NBA baller, I like to follow up on my boyz.
My thinking is that we have gone beyond just the bad government or incompetent leader. We have now become infested with people with no moral compass. No right from wrong. If it feels good do it. Sound familiar. Like George Bush or not, he was a good man. I man that I feel had some integrity, even though our media portrayed him as a buffoon. And with Social Media now in full stride, it is easy to slander anyone with no consequence or reason to provide facts. I believe we still have a ways to go down yet. But I will not give up hope that better days will be ahead.
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