Because someone in a power position says something, it doesn’t make it true. Often, people in power positions use their position to promote their version of the truth. It’s one of the reasons why we who live in a democracy should always question everything. It doesn’t matter who’s in power, we need to question. We need to challenge the veracity of their statements. If they are not speaking the truth, we have an obligation to call them out on it. We can bring this down to a level that could be personal to each one of us. If we have a member of our family, we believe who is an alcoholic we have an obligation to confront that person about his or her alcohol consumption. When we make excuses or ignore their behavior, we become codependent and partners with them and their abuse of alcohol. In the United States, we write our representatives and our senators and let them know that they are not speaking out against blatant falsehoods. If we don’t, we are co-dependent. Question – Question – Question
💡 Points to Ponder:
- Who benefits when we blindly trust those in authority—whether in politics or in our personal lives?
- What emotional or social pressures keep us from speaking the truth when it matters most?
- When does silence become complicity, and how can we find the courage to confront lies with love or conviction?