2020 archive
Stray Question, Facebook Frolics Dept. 0
What is it about putting a lie on a picture that somehow makes the lie more believable?
Afterthought:
This is part of why I source the QOTD.
The Rule of Lawless 0
Judge throws in the towel on the rule of law.
What Where Is Truth?
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At Psychology Today Blogs, Joe Pierre explores the deluge of dissimulation that dominates the discourse. A snippet:
The entire article is worth your while.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite-Society” 0
Politeness, in your dreams . . . .
. . . and yet another gun that is described as firing itself.
Guns and stupid, guns and stupid,
They go together like love and Cupid.
Let me tell you, brother,
You can’t have one without the other.
The Disinformation Superhighway 0
Follow those internet directions and you may lose your waze.
Denial Is Not Just a River in Egypt 0
At the Hartford Courant, Francis Wilkinson points out that denial is a fundamental tenet of today’s Republicans. A snippet; follow the link for the rest.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
oliteness is a family value.
Police said, while the two were playing, the gun fell from the father’s person and a shot was fired, striking both the father and the 4-year-old in the head.
Lair of Liars 0
Julie Kim explores how “social” media enables frauds and scammers. An example:
More examples at the link.
Aside:
It has always puzzled me–I know I’ve said this before–that persons will believe stuff they read on a computer screen when they wouldn’t believe the same stuff if it happened right before their lying’ eyse.
Millstones 0
I went to college a long time ago, when parents were often able to pay most, if not all, tuition and fees, before student loans became a self-perpetuating scam.