Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 14, 2019

Paying for news? That’s just crazy talk.

Question and think things, how easy it seems. How many do we do it?

what a society we all live in when it comes to truth

Where’s Pig ’s MAGA hat?

Seriously, of all the thing Pig is afflicted with, I never suspected this!

Diogenes is still searching the man .

And we all think this is about other people.

Pig’s kind’a like a goose, wakes up to a new world … everyday ..

A lie that goes unchallenged becomes the truth.

Particularly appropriate as Assange is arrested and indicted for telling embarrassing truths.

“The truth hurts”, brilliant! I like that idea of questioning everything. Question worth considering for a critical assessment: “says who?”

Yoy want the truth? You can´t handle the truth. Especially about yourself.

The truth is we really don’t want to know. Ignorance is bliss.

Set to Stun, for we have an Out of control Rat mob ! …. Croc Power !

Wait, how many national print media journalists are not infesting Twitter?

Truth is nothing but a conspiracy to undo all of our hard work in fabricating a better world!

Oh NO!!! FAUX Noise finally has succeeded in brainwashing dear sweet Pig!!!

“Think of the press as a great keyboard on which the government can play.” ~ Joseph Goebbels

“Propaganda works best when those who are being manipulated are confident they are acting on their own free will.” ~ Joseph Goebbels

2016 to present day TRENDS IN:EVIL, Lies, cheat, deceit, greed, collude, violence, sex, no compassion, not empathy, no religion, no conscience, no soul————-2016 to present day TRENDS OUT:Denounce EVIL, HonestyScruplesGenerous CompassionPractice faith and healing of the mindHelp the less fortunateReflection Good deedsRespectEtc, etc…….

The only truth I know is that I’m hungry.

Obviously fake. No one has their phone out waiting for the others to beat the guy.

It’s much easier to con someone than to convince them they’ve been coned. People just refuse to believe it can happen to them.

Covfefe!

Folks sure are rowdy today. We may have to move this comic to the “political” section of the site.

It was that thinking critically bit that did it.

Google “facts vs. truth.” Most people don’t understand the distinction and it’s important. They are not synonyms.

Why does Truth have a lantern during the day?

I’ll consider paying for journalism if any was offered. Now that I said that, I feel guilty not paying for comics. . . but at least they get their ad revenue.

Just tell me how to stop the anti-vaxxers.

“If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” – Adolph Hitler

Bet the Truth is still hurting now!

Try this just for a change: Take some notes about what your routinely watched TV news reports, and collect those notes for even a month or so. After the month, go back and read those notes; how often was what they reported later shown to be not totally correct – or even downright false? How many predictions about what each story meant for the future fail to come to pass? As objectively as you can, think about how truthful and reliable your favorite news source really is….

People don’t want truth. All they want is a reassuring lie.

Pay for journalism from mainstream media and you are often paying for lies.

If you can’t handle the truth, don’t ask people to be honest.

J Lennon: “All I want is the truth, just give me some truth.” Old song, still current.

The guy with less clothed is weird

If you cannot fit a cogent summary into 15 seconds (10 is better), there’s no chance that M. Average will take it to heart. Must also be video format, because reading is so… dull.

So, what is this ‘thinking’ that you speak of?

That final panel rings so true these days. And Pig speaks for the underwhelming hordes of thoughtless citizens (or faux citizens) across the country….

Pay for journalism? How does that get to the truth of the matter….

Who said repeat the lie long enough and people will believe it is true? Someone in Nazi Germany?

A lie that goes unchallenged becomes a policy.