UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill once said that when most people stumble upon the truth they dust themselves off and walk away. I've seen this phenomenon when people are presented with information and evidence that politicians they want to vote for are liars and criminals. They don't want to objectively look at the information but prefer to either try to discount it in one way or another. They'll say "I like what that candidate has to say in his/her speeches" and "you can't trust the stuff you hear on the Internet." They don't bother to examine the historical reliability of what the person has had to say and don't bother to read and check the validity of the damning online muckraker findings.
People have psychological reasons for not facing the truth... "what will my friends/family think if I espouse a contrary or unusual point of view?" "What if there is no one to look up to as a hero or saviour?" How many wish to face those potentials? Power mongers and manipulators of society know and study these weaknesses and play them to their advantage. So ask yourself, when you stumble upon the truth will you accept that reality and shift your words and actions to reflect your new awareness?
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