Fight the Enemies of Truth: Support the Spread of Knowledge | Global Research
Fight the Enemies of Truth: Support the Spread of Knowledge | Global Research
“The great enemy of the truth is
very often not the lie — deliberate, contrived and dishonest — but the
myth — persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.” – JFK
“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Stephen Hawking
For those whose understanding of the
world is derived from what their governments and political leaders tell
them to believe, and from the mainstream media which regurgitates the
government’s views and ideology, the world is left black and white, us
vs. them, a simple myth to hold on to. For these people: the economic
crisis is over and we are now in a “recovery”; the ‘War on Terror’ is an
age-old battle between the forces of good and evil, retribution for the
attacks of 9/11, and is designed to battle ‘terrorism’ in every corner
of the world; the era of imperialism ended with World War II, and
America is not an ‘empire’, but rather a bastion for freedom which
spreads democracy around the world; the war against Libya was intended
to save innocent lives out of ‘humanitarian’ concerns; we must accept
the loss and restriction of our fundamental rights and liberties in
order to protect us from terrorists; Barack Obama has brought ‘change’
and is a beacon of ‘hope’; and the death of Osama bin Laden shows that
the ‘War on Terror’ is working, and is worthy of going out in the
streets to celebrate and cheer!
For these people… the world is based upon a pervasive, unyielding myth, building illusions for all to see and believe.
