Disinformation is false or inaccurate information that is spread deliberately with intentions of turning genuine information useless. On one of the morning shows, the reporter interviewed a representative with U.S. News and World Report who just completed a study to rank the top 20 diets in effectiveness. In the interview, the word that jumped out at me was “disinformation”. Notice that the media does not want to use the word “Lie”. Once again, the media is deceiving the populace with deceiving words. I discussed the use of this word with my wife and we both agreed that Americans were clueless of what was happening to them.
Politicians have become masters of disinformation. Businesses run a close second. Truth in advertising was once a cornerstone in Federal regulation. Except for the ingredients list on packaged foods, truth is hard to find. Even those lists don’t tell the real story of what we are consuming. Do you think that the current system really wants to win the war on cancer or just perpetuate the current infrastructure? The signing of the National Cancer Act of 1971 by then U.S. President Richard Nixon is generally viewed as the beginning of the war on cancer. Forty years later and the war rages on!
I recently hired a subcontractor to do some exterior work at the house. His first commitment was “two weeks”. During the target week, he could not be reached. Finally the next Monday he answered his phone. “I’ll be there on Wednesday.” On Wednesday, “I’ll be there on Friday.” Had he not been the expert for this particular work, I would have cut my losses and sought other avenues. Once he completes the job, he won’t be back. Lies, deception, manipulation, and innuendo promote an illusion that all is okay.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told us this week that the economy was improving. Using manipulated numbers, the economy can be made to look wonderful… unless you are unemployed or trying to buy food with the same budgeted amount as last year. You will notice how OPEC is now committing to produce more oil at the same time of Bernanke’s remarks. What a coincidence. This economy continues to show structural cracks and Our Heavenly Father only knows how long those in power can sustain the deception. We must continue to listen to Our Heavenly Father for guidance. The media would have you believe that a pig with lipstick is no longer a pig. Oh by the way, disregard the “oink” sound.