Barking Moonbats

Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson probably hate the world. My only question after reading is, "Is anybody telling the truth?" "Humans tend to ignore evidence that undercuts [their existing] beliefs." That couldn't be any more true. Nobody likes to be wrong. I used to think people were sincere and genuine. This book is making me think otherwise. There is no justice in the political world. Almost everything is propaganda, and this book brings on the feeling that the world is lying to me. I don't like that. That means my beliefs are wrong. Being wrong sucks. So, I seek out the weak points of this book and ignore the strong ones. Being ignorant makes things a whole lot easier by not having to analyze and contemplate every word you hear. I mean, it's like saying, everything you ever loved has been for the wrong reasons. Being aware of this "truth" doesn't make my life any easier. Now, there's a sense of guilt and disappointment when I find out I just bought the new Colgate toothpaste, the one with Tartar control, because THEY deceived me, not because I needed toothpaste. I think Jackson and Jamieson are almost starting an unnecessary war with the status quo. I know that's a pretty ignorant thing to say, but I always thought staying in the Matrix and eating steak was a thousand times better than living in that crap shoot future where robots are always on your case.