Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Masking Reality
The masking of reality in public education and mainstream media is sometimes justified for its soothing or exciting effect, but even at its most benign, masking reality is a deception. When such superficial deception lures the ignorant -- conservative or liberal -- into complacency or vengeance, reality becomes anything but benign. When this deception is used to promote social disintegration, the mask becomes a weapon rather than an object of art.
