Lies

If I say it, it is true.

If I write it, it is true.

If I blog it, it is true. 

If I get likes, it is true.

If I get arguments with evidence, it's still true. Oh wait, I take that back. If I get arguments with evidence, it may not be true, but the person challenging my statement is a racist, or misogynist, or fascist. This will make my statement true. 

If I'm running for an office, from the Presidency down to local school board, and I have an opponent that seems to be gaining traction, I can claim that he or she cracked racist jokes, wants to ban books, or wants to marginalize some group or the other. 

I do not need evidence. It's true. Or wait . . . whether or not it's true, it must not be challenged, because I must not be challenged. And if I am on the side considered more "progressive," more "hip," more "cool." If my side has celebrities, athletes, college professors, and wealthy corporate-types on the team; then anything I say might as well be true, whether or not it is . . . especially if I have supported it with lies that demean my opposition. 

Ethics are gone. Honor is gone. Integrity is gone. 

Make it stop. Please.