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Originally Posted by threeonemiles@outlook.com
Truth is now the new hate speech.
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"Truth is now the new hate speech."
Ain't THAT the truth!
...Or, put another way, "Truth is that which serves the ____ ". (You fill in the blank)
Fascinating, the way some people differentiate between Truth (capitalized intentionally) and fact. Truth is defined not necessarily as factual information but often nebulously as "the Greater Good", and all is fair if one sees him/herself as protecting and furthering that Greater Good.
The process is similar in just about all cases: if the facts support Truth, then then the facts are quoted exhaustively. However, if the facts do NOT support Truth, then the opposite is true. The facts have become the enemy of Truth and must be ignored. If those facts cannot be ignored, then the origin of those facts must be discredited by impugning the source. If this is not possible, then the messenger bringing those facts must (figuratively, at least) must be killed.
Some of us see Google of engaging in at least step one of that process. But maybe we should be looking no further than our own back yards.