Letter to the editor: Futile search

To the editor:

A modern Diogenes went to our seat of government seeking truth, but he found senior officials joking about blatantly lying to get their Iran pact pushed through, Department of Justice lawyers lying to a federal judge, the State Department deleting official records, lying about it and departments falsifying their data.

He searched the lesser seats of power and found little to establish honesty or truth. He looked among the candidates seeking to represent the people, his quest drowned out by shrill laughter.  He searched locally and found the promise of tax dollars going to street and infrastructure repair was merely a talking point, used to pass the tax as officials had no intention of keeping faith with the voters they so readily deceived.

He looked in charitable and media organizations, social media, the business, education and scientific communities. His search proved futile. He wondered if today’s religious organizations would fulfill his search, but was disappointed to learn that many followers were wholly unaccepting of thoughts other than their own and reacted violently to those who were not of their persuasion.

As in ancient times, seeing his quest was for naught, he left disheartened and discouraged– as none stood out to tell or accept the truth, the whole truth. All he found was twisted to improve advantage, silence, or beguile.  There was none to listen or learn — just loud, screaming voices blaring the righteousness of their words. Such is the sadness of our world, today.  As the candidates and their minions lie, tell half-truths and spread their vitriol.