Many People Think What Few Dare To Say

From climate doomsters to media politicos, the world is being bombarded with mis-constructs, unfounded claims and outright lies. Some listeners and readers may fall for such deceits but many others are thinking to themselves and quietly walking away. Time and again, I have experienced that phenomenon after giving a talk to (mostly) retired professionals from a variety of disciplines. They approach me in private with statements like "fully agree with you but am afraid to speak out." Too few speak up in public--though they may voice their views indirectly at the ballot box. However, times are slowly changing. Many people have become dissatisfied with main stream media reports and become more willing to stand up against misleading advertising, destructive policies and rapidly rising costs. In my perception, the recent Brexit vote is a harbinger of more of such "rebellions" to come, some likely to be equally surprising. Bureaucratic overreach is just one aspect of widespread dissatisfaction; waste and falsehoods are others.