HEARSAY IS NEVER GOOD ENOUGH

Oregon, September 11, 2020

Thought Adjuster: “The manipulative dissemination of information perpetrated by highly prejudiced news media under the catchy headlines of Breaking News should be preceded or followed by a disclaimer along the lines: “View at your own risk this combination of fiction and non-fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents could be the products of the author’s interpretative imagination and used in a fictitious manner. Any tampering with reality may be purely intentional.”

Your foremost priority should be to preserve your integrity by refusing to circulate unverified or suspicious information, thus condoning it. By legal definition, “An accomplice is a person who becomes equally guilty in the crime of another by knowingly and voluntarily aiding the other to commit the offense. An accomplice is either an accessory or an abettor.”

There are also unsuspecting accomplices: gullible souls who take at face value whatever their favorite news channel broadcasts and pass it on, adding their spin.
Such a tainted chain of custody, far from preserving the integrity of ‘nothing-but-the-truth,’ adds to its contamination. The evolving narrative has very little in common with the facts. It is distorted through exaggerations or omissions.

Be your own fact-checker! Hone your God-given discernment skills. Hearsay is never good enough, especially when it has surpassed its second-hand initial stage.

Defamation of character is another form of derogatory misinformation. Bottom line, any exaggeration, omission, or tuning down of the identified facts amounts to lies or deception.

Adamantly refuse to partake in the blaming game! Assume responsibility for your thoughts, emotions, and actions to prevent the ambient toxicity from oozing into your inner world. Those who pledge allegiance to the truth and nothing but the truth are at peace with themselves.”