Is Truth Irrelevant?

Townhall.com ^ | January 12, 2021 | Thomas Sowell

[Kaslin]

Thomas Sowell Ping

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Of course it is. The Left has so fraked up what ‘truth’ or ‘facts’ are that essentially, one man’s truth is another man’s lie.

[originalbuckeye]

‘To find out who rules over you, find out who you cannot criticize’-Voltaire

[CarolinaPeach]

Based on another article I just read, it must be the retards.

Peach

[Erik Latranyi]

The truth is being written by the victors....even if their victory was not legitimate....it is now written that it was legitimate.

FReepers and those who try to “investigate” what happened at the Capitol are fooling themselves. The narrative is written and set in stone.

FACTS and TRUTH are what the left wants it to be....Democrats, media and social media set the narrative now.

[lewislynn]

Empty words from another nevertrumper.

[Shadow44]

The problem is most people live in a media saturated hypperreality where what is real and what isn't has become blurred to the point where it is no longer easy to distinguish.

As the old movie quote goes, "Television is reality, and reality is less than Television."

[Kaslin]

Says the idiot from Kalifornia

[RBW in PA]

Yes, in this society "Truth" is irrelevant, particularly in the courts. I know this through first hand experience. The illusion of "Truth" is presented, but the system is set up where "Truth" is suppressed, difficult to bring forward and places tremendous risk on people who wish to bring it to light. For example in a simple, nothing case, the victims statements are clearly false and discredit through hard evidence. The "Truth" becomes irrelevant because the Prosecution will not accept accept reality and drop the charges. Instead, he forces the defendant to face serious charges unless a plea deal is accepted. Lawyers advice defendant to take a deal, he has too much to lose and jury's can't be trusted to make the right decision. Examples of "Truth" that was is ignored:

1) Situation tape recorded which contracted plaintiffs claims.
2) Call logs, contradicts plaintiffs claims
3) Physical evidence of plaintiff violating laws, no charges brought forward.
4) A witness and court employee makes false claims in court. Court does everything possible to prevent the release of transcripts depicting the false claims in order to protect its employee.

So in my opinion, "Truth" is irrelevant, its like Santa Clause, a story you tell your children so they behave. However, those in power use "Truth" to control you.

Wake up

[Lurkinanloomin]

As irrelevant as the Constitution.

[jazusamo]

Thanks for the ping, Kas!

*PING*
Thomas Sowell

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Burning down minority owned businesses and killing the employees is a peaceful protest.

Walking into a government building and sitting at an old, rich, white woman's desk is a dangerous riot.

Got Hypocrisy?

[Kaslin]

You are very welcome

[rktman]

Well, if not irrelevant, apparently highly overrated. Thanks to the ever wise Mr. Sowell for this.

[GOPJ]

...amazing how many people seem to have discovered last Wednesday that riots are wrong -- when many of those same people apparently had not noticed that when riots went on, for weeks or even months, in various cities across the country last year. For too many people, especially in the media, what is right and wrong, true or false, depends on who it helps or hurts politically.

When the only concept of right and wrong is whose ox is being gored... there's no possibility of justice...or decency.

A pox on our corrupt press...

[Vigilanteman]

Dr. Sowell is a national treasure. In another of his books, he points out how blacks in segregated schools in the DC area outperformed their white counterparts despite poor funding, lower teacher salaries and hand-me-down texts. This was in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

It wasn't because they were smarter, it is because education was important to them at the time.

[Richard Axtell]

Facts do not change. Those who would deny them, do so out of hatred, for the reality they are ultimately governed by, is not their friend.

But that really illuminates the situation we find ourselves in. We are told that Up is Down, and that the sky is Pink. Now, truth is not a “thing”, it is an obstacle to indoctrination and suppression of popular political thought.

You won’t need to struggle with logic and evidence, all your thinking will be done for you! So, what point will it be to point out the fact... that all you will ever hear from the Chinese Biden regime... are lies.

Thomas Sowell has clearly pointed out the new reality, and that is to get along, you must swallow absolute lies, with a smile! I will never be able to do that. Children are the victims and we must save them from the darkness. Never send your children to Public School, or you will lose them forever.

[BrandtMichaels]

Another great Sowell read!

[dsc]

“The Left has so fraked up what ‘truth’ or ‘facts’ are that essentially, one man’s truth is another man’s lie.”

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