Young children trust their parents are truthful when answering the many many questions they have about the world. Santa Claus is a real jolly guy. Babies are born in cabbage patches, or dropped off by a stork, depending on the size of your mailbox. It’s unclear which story is true. Why? Because? Why? Just because that’s the way things are, of course. Because the truth can be unpleasant and rarely offers the benefits that a lie can?

For instance, the recent Mexican election race and how two candidates publicly announced that they had won before all the ballots had been counted. How devious. I entertain the thought that one candidate sniffed out the others ruse and played the same card, assuring doubt around both parties instead of one runner stealing the show. Good move? I think so. It makes matters clearer. We all assume that politicians are liars but when you hear about something like this, it confirms that politics, like many other things, is based on appearance.

Then, there are people like Stephen Lewis who have seen the ugly entrails of government relationships, within our country and with other countries as well.

There are explosions of disgruntled masses around the world. There are depleted masses stuck in boxes stuck in buildings stuck in metropolitan structures and they are tired, tired of the madness.

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