In fairness, both sides of the aisle in in government play very fast and loose with the truth. Government statistics are so manipulated, mangled and distorted it's not even funny. And they have been for many years.
The recent National Association of Realtors re-benchmarking of prior reported sales figures going back for years was a joke.
All for our own benefit, I suppose.
From Newsmax:
Left's 'Ministry of Truth' Specializes in Doublespeak:
"As I heard Barack Obama and his propaganda minister, Jay Carney, endorsing tax cuts as a vehicle for economic growth, I was reminded, again, of George Orwell's "1984" and the striking similarities between his Oceania and the American left's vision for America.
Oceania's Big Brother regime had "four Ministries between which the entire apparatus of government was divided," the Ministry of Truth, the Ministry of Peace, the Ministry of Love and the Ministry of Plenty.
Each department was dedicated to the opposite principle suggested by its title. "Truth" disseminated lies. "Peace" promoted war. "Love" enforced uniformity of thought. And "Plenty" manipulated the economy to impoverish the people while enriching the ruling class. God was expelled and absolute truth abolished, while "doublespeak" was promoted. "
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free. -- Johann Wolfgang Goethe [1749-1832]
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