A Thousand Lies: Lies Every Good American Must Believe

By D. W. St.John

These are a few of the lies we must believe if America’s political system, culture and world dominance is to endure. Our faith in them insures we never question who we are, how we live or the world we have made.
This list is for all Americans, be they progressive, conservative, moderate or radical. It is guaranteed to offend everyone, regardless of ideology.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elderberry Press
• Release date: Dec 15, 2009
• ISBN: 9781452318783

D. W. St.John

Here is where a writer is supposed to tell you all about the exciting things he's done. How he's wrestled crocodiles in Tanzania, bounced drunks in an Amsterdam brothel, smuggled guns to Cuba and sat in as drummer for the Who in Tokyo. Well, I've never done any of that, but hey, nobody's perfect.My life is much like yours. I'm just another soul shoe horned into a meat puppet biding my time until I return to the one.These stories are just dreams I lived. If I've done my job even passably well, then you may live them, too.

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A Thousand Lies

Lies Every Good American Must Believe

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These are a few of the lies we must believe if America’s political system, culture and world dominance is to endure. Our faith in them insures we never question who we are, how we live or the world we have made. They are essential. We can’t live as we do without them.

This list is for all Americans—progressive, conservative, moderate or radical. It is guaranteed to offend everyone.

The list is in neither ordered nor referenced. It is not its purpose to convince anyone of anything. Those who wish to do research may find abundant resources on the web.

The list is incomplete as any list compiled by one writer must be. I invite you to add your own lies as you find them. There is never a dearth.

And now, the lies…

A Thousand Lies

Wikileaks threatens the status quo.

The FBI does not create convenient terrorists.

Sexual liberation has been good for American women.

Children learn better at public schools than at private or home schools.

Sex education has reduced STD’s, unwanted pregnancy, abortion and rape.

Iraqi woman are better off now than before we invaded Iraq.

One who leafs through a popular glossy magazine and feels no visceral repulsion may be whole and healthy of mind and spirit.

Our culture is one of modesty, humility, honesty and decency.

Americans are admired and loved around the world.

Those who hate America are radicals, terrorists, militants and for this reason should die.

Muslims are less than Christians.

Organ transplantation is a noble undertaking.

Organ transplantation is without a downside.

Organ transplantation is not profitable not a cash cow.

Organs are not harvested from the helpless over the world and sold to the highest bidder.

Extending one’s life by whatever means, in whatever circumstance is always noble, good and wise.

Extending life by whatever means, in whatever circumstance is not profitable to the health care industry.

Ending one’s life by whatever means, in whatever circumstance is always ignoble, sinful and unwise.

The 9/11 hijackers knew they were going to die.

The 7/11 London bombers knew they were going to die.

The media is incorruptible, their stories designed so we may understand all sides of an issue.

The media is neither infiltrated by nor controlled corporations or the CIA.

Conspirators always know they are part of a conspiracy.

America will recover from the economic downturn without industry, without production and without allowing the most corrupt and inefficient to fail.

Government can solve any problem given the desire, the need and the resources.

It matters what happens to our bodies, for we are our bodies.

We can always shape our destiny.

Religions need not attack other religions.

Christianity is a religion of peace.

It hasn’t all been done before.

Striving in this world is not without meaning.

It can’t happen here, and what’s more, it hasn’t already.

Contentment is sloth, acceptance, resignation.

Happiness may be gotten by getting more and better of whatever you have.

If you had everything you want you would be happy.

Earth is the creator’s only island of creation.

When we meet life from other worlds there are options other than we enslaving, exploiting and slaughtering them or they us.

When we meet life from other worlds we will be able to