credible?

 Remember the story of the boy who cried wolf? The lesson was do not seek undo attention. On the surface it seemed like he was just telling what he believed to be the case. He was taken seriously. But over time it was shown that was not the case. The people around him became skeptical of his claims. Eventually he wasn't believed at all. It was a story told to all the kids when I was growing up. It was a bit of psychology. You didn't go making up stories to gain attention. Maintaining your credibility was important. It was a lesson learned. Being credible fostered respect from others, they could trust you. 

 I was thinking about that as I listened to the news. How many stories are there of balloons these days? It has been mentioned several times they may be of alien origin. Sorry but you are now beginning to stretch your credibility. At first it was the Chinese. Now they are saying, they don't know. Others are saying that it is only just now that we have noticed these things. If the government doesn't know, my question is why are you saying anything at all? Why are we reporting speculation? Like a number of other things these days the name has been changed. Now they are calling these things, Unidentified Ariel Phenomenon. They're UAF's. Still unidentified but now flying and a phenomenon. Guessing they are not sure if it an object or not but admitting that they can see it. Progress. For years the government has denied this phenomenon even existed. Well guess it is better than Chicken Little, remember him? The sky is falling. It was a tale of misinformation. 

 But back to being credible. It has become a big issue today with our government. You can't trust the government is a common response. How has that come about? I'd say when the government started responding to every boy crying wolf and listening to chicken little the path was set. That has spread to the general population like a cancer. You can't govern on feelings! Nor can you lead a happy and productive life simply on your feelings. You have to accept the facts. At the same time, you shouldn't go around spreading false information, speculating, and presenting that as a fact. How many believe what the Surgeon General has to say today? And with this pandemic it wasn't even the surgeon general, it was a Dr. Fauci. Beyond the medical community who had ever heard of him? And then he presented conflicting statement regarding masks, vaccines and the whole situation. He lost all credibility with the public in general. Those in government began calling those doubting Dr. Fauci deniers, conspiracy theorists and ignorant. We were supposed to believe everything as presented without question. But all credibility was lost. 

 Whether intentional or not, an environment of doubt has been fostered. No, that's not right, it has been promoted. When government reenforces what is known to be untrue, how can we be expected to believe anything? The most glaring example of that is all this gender identity stuff. People can certainly feel anyway they like, they may even feel that way without liking it, but there are two genders. It's a simple biological fact. Trust the science. If a job or other opportunity was presented as for a white American only, that would be prejudicial. If that same job or opportunity is reserved for a black person, it's a program! 

 The thing is it all comes down to gaining attention. That's what the little boy that cried wolf wanted. In the end he wasn't believed or taken seriously. It was his undoing. This is exactly where we are headed in this country today. You can see that reflected in crime statistics. Those criminals aren't taking our justice system very seriously, are they? You have to say no. At the same time, you have the justice system saying they need to reform! Yes, and the criminals love that! I'm certain they will all vote for that as a matter of fact. All they need is the vote and we are working on giving that back. The list of "things" that will gain you attention is ever increasing. The old advice, "get over it" no longer applies. Now "it" should adapt to you, "it" should get over you. It is by acknowledging all these cries for help that we are weakening our resolve. We are on the road to total dependence. 

 What defense do we have against Unidentified Ariel Phenomenon? We have to trust the government to protect us. But they say they don't know what to do, or where these balloons are coming from. My thinking is this: if aliens wanted to spy on us, they wouldn't be using a balloon. I think their tech just might be a bit more advanced than that. So, who is creating this unrest? What's the purpose? I don't know but I'm not worried about an alien invasion. My thinking is this, it's probably none of my business. I'm not listening to chicken little or the boy crying wolf. I'm trusting in my own common sense. I'm not trusting the news outlets, twitter or Facebook.