The Orwellian Doctors of Disinformation
“Disinformation” is a word we hear often today, along with its companion piece, “misinformation.” These are offshoots of “hate speech,” which is also used interchangeably for the same purpose; to censor discouraging words. These Orwellian terms have essentially turned criticism of authority into Thought Crime.
There is a thin line between justifiable criticism and annoying whining. As a Hall of Fame complainer, I know it’s not easy to sense the distinction. But there is virtually nothing or no one with any power in our society today that doesn’t deserve to be criticized. Skewered. Lambasted. And yet, most of the population has been indoctrinated to such an extent that they rise up in defense of the most indefensible individuals and institutions imaginable, whenever a Thought Criminal points out that they aren’t wearing any clothes. In the recent tragedy in North Carolina, where FEMA and law enforcement officials at all levels proved to be such an impediment to relief efforts, sheeple were all over the internet, figuratively yelling, “So you think you could do better?” Well, yes, actually, I do. I think any person not inspired by Satan himself could do better, simply by not stopping rescues and supply deliveries.
We expect the state controlled media to make excuses for the nonstop corruption, incompetence, and now insanity, that rules our crumbling society. After all, they are paid very well be apologists for it. So it was entirely in character for them to dismiss “baseless conspiracy theories” regarding FEMA and Hurricane Helene. The video reports from people on the scene, who’d been personally impacted, didn’t matter to them. It was all just “disinformation.” The victims of the hurricane were simply lying, or imagining, that government officials were blocking relief efforts. They imagined the National Guard helicopter which hovered low enough in the air to b
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