Juggling truths

 

 

 

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When presidents can
juggle truth with
impunity, we lose
touch with reality.
We hear strategic
lies.  Witness lies
about what happens
in wars we engage.
Witness more lies of
omission, such as
Trump’s decree that
we must remove
displays of slavery
and other shameful
deeds from federal
parks, a decision
the courts now uphold.
History disappears.
 
How can children learn
To evaluate truths?
How can they learn
enough of the past
not to repeat it?
Now they learn that the
measure of genius
is getting away
with illegal things.
Instead, let’s teach them
to listen to elders
as well as classroom
lessons, to question
public displays.  Let’s
teach children radical
juggling of received
words, images, and
story for seeds of
truth they can plant in
future generations.

 

For my prompt "Re-writing History" at What's Going On? 

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