Stump Lane

I’m not sure that the United States President simply speaking a truth necessarily constitutes a truth event, but there is, I believe, a certain importance that comes into play when he does it.

This is what OFFAL said — and it’s important to note that the implication was that this situation is undesirable:

…let’s put it this way, money trumps peace, sometimes. In other words, commercial interests are very powerful interests throughout the world.

No, he wasn’t talking about US. But still, that is beautiful. Instead of speaking truth to power, we have power speaking truth. Of course, we also probably have power not listening to or understanding the broader truth of which it speaks.

Here’s hoping anyway, that the act of that simple utterance might lead to reflection; to an earnest truth process; to an honest effort at fidelity to a truth; to ethics.

[Yes, that quote has been taken out of context. So, read on. That way it can’t be said that Your Montag didn’t provide the context.] Read more…