Liar

It’s easier to lie than tell the truth. Truth telling is an art. There are many shades to truth. Lying is one dimensional, categorical and easy to handle. Also liars are charismatic.  Liars make everything simple, a matter of good and evil, black and white. Truth tellers waffle. The Pied Piper was a liar so was Iago. Cordelia told the truth. Look where that got her. Here’s a simple one that appeared in the news lately. Russia didn’t invade the Ukraine. The lie has been corrected on many occasions, but it miraculously has taken on a life of its own. Zekensky is arriving in Washington on Friday to pay the US for its services. Did the French and British reimburse the US for D-Day? While your at it, did Germany invade the Sudetenland in 1938 after Neville chamberlain had received assurances from Herr Hitler or was it the other way around? Did the Czechs invade Germany? Gaslighting is a form of lying in which the tables are turned. Try it the next time you get into an argument. Someone leaves you the $5 they owe on the kitchen table. When they ask if you got the $5, pocket the bill and say "no."

Overheard  on an Uptown 6:

Straphanger #1: "Donald Trump can suck my dick."

Straphanger #2: "Yeah, he's a fucking asshole."

Straphanger #3: "Fuck Trump!"

Straphanger #4: "Hochul's got balls."

Listen to "Make America Great Again" by Pussy Riot