Many years ago a man from my own home state of N.H. coined a quote…
“There is nothing as powerful as truth … nor anything as strange “
That statement by Daniel Webster back in the early 1850s was printed by publisher William Loeb under the title of his news paper, The Manchester Union Leader every day . I think both men would roll in their graves to find that only half that quote to be true today .
There is something now far more powerful than the truth … its called a repetitive lie, and it’s called misinformation . And it is by far, more strange than the truth.
Suddenly my nation, and I do mean suddenly, embraced the contents of the internet . And they embraced all that is posted on it. I have a very nice neighbor for instance , educated, professional and what I would consider … a true believer . Though probably not a believer in what I would consider the truth.
She lamented this morning the same thing I’ve heard numerous times these past few weeks. She made comment that all these covid deaths were nothing more that a political ruse . That if you died of cancer while testing positive for covid your death certificate blamed covid . I will accept that as a truth….
But I’m afraid it has to be quid pro quo .
If you expect me to accept that as a truth, then you’ll have to understand I expect you to accept that the death rate in the United States “spiked 15% ” in 2020. I can’t imagine that any of us could deny that a 15% increase in an annual death rate means something happened . And I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that I believe covid might have had some influence .
The nice educated neighbor lady also made comment of her belief in Q’Anon and inferred the possibility that the theory of the Zombie Apocalypse might be true . The fact that she told me that is true and so Daniel Webster was at least, half correct ….
what could be more strange than that fact ?
