A Duplicitous Few

Per Merriam-Webster, “duplicity” is defined as:

1. contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially :  the belying of one’s true intentions by deceptive words or action

2. the quality or state of being double or twofold

The duplicity of politicians and those in the public eye has become commonplace and acceptable to far too many of us.  It is interesting to see so many pay such particular attention to the evils of those they disagree with and make continued reference to those items, even if those ideas are blatantly taken out of context.  Yet it is interesting to note the ability of those same persons to excuse, gloss over, or outright ignore the same in those with whom they hold some distinctly long-held belief (even if such beliefs are contrary to otherwise empirical evidence).

Hypocrisy abounds on both sides of many political issues.  There are too many people giving opinions disguised as facts, many times based upon others’ opinions disguised as facts or misleading headlines to news stories never read fully, and without a thought to any sort of fact checking.  The really interesting thing is that when factual information becomes widely available those same individuals never acknowledge their erroneous words or observations.

It is so very telling of a hypocritical duplicity inherent in those who care not for any sort of tolerance, but only long to push their agenda upon the rest of us.  Those agendas fly rampant on either side of the political fence.  And it is the weakest (of body, mind, and spirit) who suffer the greatest injustice at the hands of those who spew an opinion-riddled agenda under the guise of factual information.

It would be so very refreshing to return to days in which information needed to be vetted before it could be reported.  And it would be more conceivable to learn to take every word of every career politician and compare it to past action and not hold its value in accord with empty rhetoric.

Be wary, sheepdogs, for it is becoming more and more evident that our lives are not viewed as even remotely as important as even the most heinous of evildoers in the minds of those willing sheep who believe even the most obvious lies being sold (nay, given away for free) in most public forums.  I do not endorse any sort of fence building or circling of the wagons, but I do wholeheartedly profess the need to be ever vigilant in these times.  And I know there is a very large and growing segment of the population who sides with us in our righteous quest to hold the perpetrators of lawlessness accountable for their actions while maintaining peace for the great majority of those living in our midst.

God bless the sheepdogs and the entire flock we protect.