Now that the Mastermind of Terrorism has been eliminated, we are left with that injunction of FDR so many years ago: "The only thing to fear is fear itself."
Yet fear itself could not survive without the reason for our anxiety: The Big Lie.
No, I'm not referring to a birth certificate but bastard leadership in general. More specifically, I'm speaking of the doubt and mistrust instilled by any authority that acts from power, rather than from truth.
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Let us not be fooled - certainty is not truth. Not when the advertising industry is certain that words such as Tru, Pure and Real can be used for products that are anything but their branding. Too bad we don't have someone like Voltaire to remind us today that uncertainty is uncomfortable but certainty is absurd.
I believe (though can't be certain), for instance, that bigger is not better; that more will never be enough; and that the best ever is usually far from it. Yes, I fear that these are just manifestations of the Big Lie. But here's a truth for you: A plant in nature grows just as effectively as one in a hot house though with greater longevity (authority).
