The Killing of America’s Social Promise
Walter Rhett: The Killing of Americas Social Promise
Its amazing how lies persist. Its mind-boggling how widely they are believed. Its baffling how far and frequently lies are distributed. Lies kill the usefulness and benefits of truth, destroy its purpose. Lies take a large, tragic toll. Yet on they rollspread and framed; applauded by people without shame. Its astonishing how many people openly embrace their damage.
Many of the great temples and statues of Asia, marvels of human ingenuity and indefatigability, an awe-inspiring celebration of great common works, were pulled down in our times and destroyed by lies. Stone faces carved by hands thousands of years ago were smashed. Their rubble litters the courtyards that were once grand entrances of power or prayer. In Iraq, antiquities were looted. In Egypt, the artifacts of a vaunted history were stolen.
But lies dont smash or lootyes, they do! They guide the hands that do. They encourage and justify the actions.
Now lies have come home to kill.
An old man who spent 20 years in military service sworn to protect America has murdered three of the countrys own innocentsa 14-year-old child and his 69-year-old grandfather, a 53-year-old woman visiting her motherand then yelled a repugnant salute of one of historys leaders of genocide from the police car where he sat handcuffed. He pulled the trigger, but the murders were committed by lies...
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