chadlupkes on Nostr: I have always, ALWAYS, considered CPI to be a lie, a story we are told so we don't ...

I have always, ALWAYS, considered CPI to be a lie, a story we are told so we don't get scared of the future. And the longer they have repeated that lie, the more obvious it becomes that it is a lie, and we stop trusting anything else they say. But the narrative of that lie is bound up in identity, in tribal connections and agreements, it's part of the very commitment structures that keep this country alive and functioning. And it's ALL A LIE. It has gotten to the point where I don't believe anything that ANYONE in government says without direct proof that the conclusions presented to me are based on evidence that I can personally verify. Which is rare or difficult in the best of circumstances, and nearly impossible now. How can we trust someone who repeats obvious falsehoods again and again like they believe it, when the evidence to the contrary is available to anyone who can type into a keyboard?