The Polarizing Nature of Exposing Truth Reveals the Hypocrisy and Contradiction of Insincere Positions
“He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.”
~ George Orwell, Shooting an Elephant
One legitimate and honest consequence of exposing real truth, is that the cream separates from the milk. When this happens, the line between integrity and deceit becomes much clearer, and immediately exposes hypocrisy and contradiction, although many will continue to ignore this bifurcation in order to remain hidden in the crowd. The reason for such cowardly and immoral behavior rests on the fact that most pretend to be what they are not, and in order to maintain that fantasy, they have to perpetuate the lie. Of course, this tactic in the end will consume itself, as each lie rests on the last, and eventually there are too many lies to support. This is especially evident in certain areas of false beliefs, nationalism, manipulated fictional events, bogus ‘patriotism,’ and of course, fabricated ‘victimization.’ Oh my, have I suddenly hit a nerve?
When one dost protest too much, critical scrutiny should be applied by the ethically sane, in order to gain insight into excessive reactions that defy common logic and reason. This extreme insistence of defending a false narrative, is of course a common response when one’s conditioned (schooled) beliefs clash with reality. This brings about an obvious revelation of truth where none is sought. When this happens, the natural response by those who avoid truth and conflict at all costs, is to protect their blindly accepted positions. This is mainly due to a fear of being exposed or shunned, so they react with fallacious ad hominem arguments and indifference, which is their way of ending a valid argument without ever defending their undefendable opinion, or refuting honest debate.
Let us put this theory to the test considering modern times and events, and the division this brings about between those taking sides concerning contentious issues, usually stoked by intentional State propaganda. This is where the polarizing effects of manipulation become aggressive, and lead to extreme division; this causing the State to revel in its accomplishment, while its victims are lost in a cloud of near ‘religious’ argumentative ignorance. This is also the essence and basis used by the State and media outlets, whether mainstream or alternative, to affect the use of censorship as a weapon against the truth. Censorship a
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