Lies are political
Truth is political
The term “political” is a prisoner
of the English language.
A political prisoner is one
usually detained for speaking
or possibly throwing something
or waving a flag or finger.
The terms “lies” and “truth”
are held as evidence
that words can create a thing.
A flag or finger can be a lie.
A prisoner can be a truth.
I prefer the term “fact”.
When I tell what I think is
truth, am I then political?
If I lie, or make up something,
is that political, or creative?
The meaninglessness of
pejorative words, of little
nuggets of “wisdom”, is why
I urge we “take no prisoners”,
especially political ones.
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