All Governments "Lie"
It's true. Governments lie. It is in their DNA - actually, the DNA of those who are in positions of authority.
It really doesn't matter which political party is in power, they just can't help it. As recorded in an LDS book of scripture: "We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion." (Doctrine and Covenants 121:39).
Take the attack on the US embassy on Benghazi, Libya, that continues to plague the Administration. After rewriting the talking points some 20+ times, the Administration send poor Ambassador Susan Rice to explain what happened to all of the media outlets, with the argument that the attack was a spontaneous response to an anti-Islamic film called the "Innocence of Muslims", and not an act of terrorism. The problem was, that it was a planned act of terrorism that occurred on September 11, 2012 (an interesting date) and that the government knew it, and lied about what it knew to the press.
Sounds pretty despicable, doesn't it? Well, in fact, there was method in their madness. The US had facilitated the overthrow of a totalitarian government and was hoping for influence among those involved, in light of the so called Arab Spring that had happened in Tunisia and Egypt. Despite the fact that the US Constitution protects contemptible speech, the Administration wanted to say that the Americans were sorry that one of theirs would offend Muslims - it was all in an attempt by the Administration to keep a foot in the door.
The problem is that the government feels that the lie will suffice, and permit it to accomplish its objectives - after all, it seems to have worked in the past. Or has it? Let's see ... the government knew it wasn't true, the instigators in Libya knew it wasn't true, those who participated in the violence knew that since America protected the offensive speech, so it could never really be sorry (oh, we arrested the movie maker because he had violated his parole) - and there would be plenty of reasons to hate the infidels. So, really, the only people deceived were the American people.
Now Congress is fixated on hearings to discredit those who perpetuated the lie, rather than working on more important things. A lot of good that Administration lie has done.
For us to truly have a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" (Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address), we need to remember that governments will lie, media outlets will selectively report the "facts" and that we must be engaged to ferret out the truth so we can influence our representatives to work towards the common good.
It is better to become right than to think you are right.
Don't get mad, get even. But not with revenge, but with discovering the truth.
It really doesn't matter which political party is in power, they just can't help it. As recorded in an LDS book of scripture: "We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion." (Doctrine and Covenants 121:39).
Take the attack on the US embassy on Benghazi, Libya, that continues to plague the Administration. After rewriting the talking points some 20+ times, the Administration send poor Ambassador Susan Rice to explain what happened to all of the media outlets, with the argument that the attack was a spontaneous response to an anti-Islamic film called the "Innocence of Muslims", and not an act of terrorism. The problem was, that it was a planned act of terrorism that occurred on September 11, 2012 (an interesting date) and that the government knew it, and lied about what it knew to the press.
Sounds pretty despicable, doesn't it? Well, in fact, there was method in their madness. The US had facilitated the overthrow of a totalitarian government and was hoping for influence among those involved, in light of the so called Arab Spring that had happened in Tunisia and Egypt. Despite the fact that the US Constitution protects contemptible speech, the Administration wanted to say that the Americans were sorry that one of theirs would offend Muslims - it was all in an attempt by the Administration to keep a foot in the door.
The problem is that the government feels that the lie will suffice, and permit it to accomplish its objectives - after all, it seems to have worked in the past. Or has it? Let's see ... the government knew it wasn't true, the instigators in Libya knew it wasn't true, those who participated in the violence knew that since America protected the offensive speech, so it could never really be sorry (oh, we arrested the movie maker because he had violated his parole) - and there would be plenty of reasons to hate the infidels. So, really, the only people deceived were the American people.
Now Congress is fixated on hearings to discredit those who perpetuated the lie, rather than working on more important things. A lot of good that Administration lie has done.
For us to truly have a "government of the people, by the people, and for the people" (Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address), we need to remember that governments will lie, media outlets will selectively report the "facts" and that we must be engaged to ferret out the truth so we can influence our representatives to work towards the common good.
It is better to become right than to think you are right.
Don't get mad, get even. But not with revenge, but with discovering the truth.
posted by Stephen at 9:10 PM
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