Yup—now that I am retired I had the time to do deep research on a wide range of topics—including many that had nothing to do with politics.
Almost every mainstream narrative cannot stand up to rigorous scrutiny.
There are hidden assumptions and dubious analysis behind much of what average folks believe to be “true”.
For most “prominent” folks in any field the only way they can keep their jobs is by lying—or at a minimum not speaking the whole truth.
In addition all large organizations have public relations folks and/or designated spokespeople whose job it is to “spin” to make the organization look good.
Some of these topics remain “sacred cows”—where speaking about them in public guarantees social ostracism or even worse.
Many young people smell the rot—and are sick and tired of old folks who want them to sit down and shut up.
As they used to say in the 1960s “Never trust anyone over thirty.”
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