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Waking Up to the Age of Deception
American Thinker ^ | 28 Dec, 2023 | Dennis O’Connor

Posted on 12/28/2023 6:26:55 AM PST by MtnClimber

While lying has been with us from time immemorial. In today’s age it is different, in most respects worse.

“Age of Deception” -- simple words, yet together they convey danger. Deception is defined as the act of hiding the truth to gain an advantage. Simply put -- lying. An age is a division of time, an era. These three words are often referred to in books dealing with treacherous epochs. Even the Bible references these words, describing an era of deception against God’s people. Crafty truths about doctrine which leads humanity towards end times. Plato stated “False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.”

Humanity confirms that lying and the masking of our inner selves is part of life. Today, we have the marvels of modern technology impacting news, social media, political organizations, and educational institutions. This has enabled self-proclaimed attention seekers, hyperpartisans, and profitable algorithms. They have spread a myriad of leftist ideas about truth throughout America. While lying has been with us from time immemorial, in today’s age it is different, in most respects worse. Corrupt revisionists are circulating damaging lies, and these falsehoods are amplified as never before. One example is the leftist hatred against America’s heritage and culture. We now live in an age where absolute truth has gone the way of the dinosaur. America’s citizens must hear this wakeup call and apply critical thinking against these lies, manipulation, and deceit. Americans must understand this dark energy or it will destroy our society, perhaps leading to America’s end time.

Each day in this “Age of Deception” constantly raises challenges in finding reliable information. The 2024 election has already demonstrated that disinformation will be used regarding the economy, climate, immigration, voting, and woke thinking.

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: culture; deception; democrats; disinformation; heritage; truth

1 posted on 12/28/2023 6:26:55 AM PST by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

The democRATs are competing with Allah to be the greatest deceivers.


2 posted on 12/28/2023 6:27:06 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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When lying ‘works’ it’s incentivized.

It’s why a free and honest press was an important part of our system. That’s changed. The liberal ‘elite’ press is firmly biased and functions as a facilitator of lies.

A solution? Create something that replaces the corrupt press.


3 posted on 12/28/2023 6:33:23 AM PST by GOPJ (Surgery/makeup doesn't make a man a woman anymore than wearing gorilla costumes turns a man into ape)
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To: MtnClimber
Technological advancements have created the means for humans to be inundated with information, but our school systems failed to give us the critical thinking skills we need to sort the truth from that exponentially growing mountain of raw data.

But, then, the schools never taught us how to think. They only filled us with information.

And now, the Marxists controlling our schools teach us that "critical thinking skills" are racist.

Their goal of creating a nation of sheep has been accomplished.

4 posted on 12/28/2023 6:47:04 AM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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The left have been terribly successful at deceiving the low,info folks of the world to beleive

That man is destroying the planet

That men can be women

That women are just as capable as men at everything

THat all whitE people are racists and bigots

That homosexuals are gay

That there are so many genders that it’s impossible to know how many there are

That men mensturate

That it’s perfectly normal and ok for men to shower with little girls in schools and ymca and such

That a man hanging out in a female athroom all day isn’t a pervert

That the world is gonna end in 6 more years or so because of evil man

That throwing all our money at “climate change” will solve the “problem”

That bugs are delicious

That electric everything can be achieved without burning fossil fuels to supply said electricity

That children before the age of reasoning and common sense really want to be mutilated and change their sex

That it is impossible to tell what a woman is unless a person is a biologist

There is certainly a lot more that liberals have successfully declared to be the “New Truth According to Liberals”, but this small list just goes to show h9w successful they have been in turning cold hard facts into lies, and lies into cold hard facts


5 posted on 12/28/2023 6:47:08 AM PST by Bob434
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“While lying has been with us from time immemorial.”

Satan wasn’t called the “Father of Lies” for no reason. This should tell us who pathological liars serve.


6 posted on 12/28/2023 6:51:26 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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To: MtnClimber

BTTT


7 posted on 12/28/2023 7:26:27 AM PST by nopardons
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Tragically, too many have become comfortable with the concept of alternative facts, and the belief that lies become truth.

Anyone who uses the absurd expression “my truth” (as in, “I am living my truth”), is among these Orwellian fools. Some are just stupid, others are intentionally deceitful. Both are dangerous.

8 posted on 12/28/2023 7:31:26 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: MtnClimber

Reading the first paragraphs of this reminded me of a classic article on deception posted back in 1998.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3264794/posts


9 posted on 12/28/2023 8:35:39 AM PST by chickenlips (Neuter your politicians)
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To: MtnClimber

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10 posted on 12/28/2023 9:09:30 AM PST by sauropod (The obedient always think of themselves as virtuous rather than cowardly.)
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