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Also related: The Ubiquitous Matrix of Lies by Charles Eisenstein: https://charleseisenstein.org/essays/the-ubiquitous-matrix-of-lies/ https://charleseisenstein

• blueridge 6y ago
  Great read. Reminds me of "The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America" by Daniel Boorstin.
• mncharity 6y ago
  Reminds me by contrast of reports of ancient Persia... > They hold it unlawful to talk of anything which it is unlawful to do. The most disgraceful thing in the world, they think, is to tell a lie; the next worst, to owe a debt: because, among other reasons, the debtor is obliged to tell lies. (Herodotus I.139) > From five years of age to twenty-four they are trained to use the bow, to throw the javelin, to ride horseback, and to speak the truth; (Strabo 15:3.18) Perhaps connected to a Zoroastrianism light/truth/good at war with dark/lies/evil.