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Humility, Integrity and The Constituted Authority

Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest  enemy of truth.     Ferenc David                 The word  authority  (derived from the  Latin  word  auctoritas ) can be used to mean the  right  to exercise  power  given by the  State  (in the form of government, judges, police officers, etc.), or by  academic  knowledge of an area (someone that can be an authority on a subject).          When the word  authority  is used in the name of an organization, this name usually refers to the governing body upon which such authority is vested...          In  government , the term  authority  is often used interchangeably with  power . However, their meanings differ: while  power  is defined as "the ability to influence somebody to do something that he/she would not have ...

Propaganda, Half-truth, Politics, Ad Hominem and Indoctrination & Socialization

Propaganda Propaganda  is "information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote a political cause or point of view". Propaganda is often associated with the  psychological  mechanisms of  influencing  and altering the attitude of a population toward a specific cause, position or political agenda in an effort to form a consensus to a standard set of belief patterns. Propaganda is information that is not  objective  and is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, often by presenting facts selectively (perhaps  lying by omission ) to encourage a particular synthesis or perception, or using loaded messages or " loaded language " to produce an emotional rather than a rational response to the information that is presented. Propaganda is often associated with material prepared by governments, but activist groups and companies can also produce propaganda. In the 2010s, the term propaganda is ass...

My Birthday Wishes and Appreciations

The Reality of Life at Dawn- Okikiade Adewuyi Deuteronomy 4 10 Remember the day you stood before the LORD your God at Horeb, when the LORD said to me, 'Assemble the people to Me, that I may let them hear My words so they may learn to fear Me all the days they live on the earth, and that they may teach their children.' Genesis 40 20 Thus it came about on the third day, which was Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants; and he lifted up the head of the chief cup-bearer and the head of the chief baker among his servants. Matthew 14 6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, Mark 6 21 A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee; Psalms 54 6 Willingly I will sacrifice to You; I will give thanks to Your name, O LORD, for it is good. Psalms 92 1 It is good to give thanks to the LORD And to ...