We
see that same sham on a daily basis.
Those supermodels in our favorite magazines are air-brushed, the
products we buy are no longer “new and improved”, but have become “revolutionary”,
and those we naively elect to represent us are lackeys for the ultra-wealthy. Ours is a society where image and perception
have trumped substance and reality.
Take
the average corporate mission statement; a hodgepodge of pithy corporate-speak
which bears no resemblance to the actual corporate “culture” which exists. Our typical election offers the voter a “choice”
between what I like to call the man wearing the blue tie with a red stripe and the
man wearing the red tie with a blue stripe.
They are simply two sides of the same coin, and the notion that there is
a choice is therefore a ruse.
The German philosopher Friedrich
Nietzsche is credited with the saying: “There are no facts, only
interpretations”, and I tend to agree. One could substitute the word “perception”
for “interpretations”, and the phrase would still hold true. It’s all window dressing; it’s sleight of
hand.
We are free to see the world and its machinations as we see fit, and to those who prefer to view it through rose-colored glasses, I wish you peace and serenity; you have made your choice. To those who would label me jaded and cynical, I offer no argument. But to those who’ve not yet made up their mind: Pull back the curtain, punch through the façade, scratch the surface and examine what’s beneath. It’s not what you think.
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