With all the bizarre, wild, illogical conspiracy theories being circulated, one is often at loss for words.
At the same time, while factual, evidence-based assertions are questioned and labeled "fake," one may have the words, but fear to speak them. Ridicule and vitriol may follow any clear-headed argument.
But then, one watches live feeds on the television or internet and sees and hear things in real time that seem unreal. One throws up one's hands and drops ones jaw in disbelief. In times like this, truth, though sometimes stranger than fiction, is still not believable.
Here is an answer the next time you hear or read, "You can't make these things up."
Oh, I think you can make it up.
Anything can be made up.
Some people are really good at making things up or transforming things through literary acumen.
The power of human creativity is vast and unfathomable. And most of us are very good at suspending disbelief to enter into the marvelous experience of a good narrative when it reinforces the waves of the narrative ocean in which we swim.
You have to admire the skill if not the veracity.
Therefore, if you don't like the way things are, write a new story, but don't just assume it will materialize into reality. Write it and then, live it, create it, and make it happen.
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Look and listen to what someone very bright and gifted can create with a little imagination and skill!
