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[NOTE: Gentle reader, please see yesterday’s posting for the context of today’s posting]
DEFLECTING. ‘When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.’ –Cicero Deflectors lie by being selectively open. I have done this, so I know it well – all too well. These people are open about who they are they just withhold all that they truly want to hide – others assume that these folks are being open and truthful. It is an effective way of hiding. Then there are the deflectors who lie by calling attention to something else in such a way that the entire focus shifts. Clarence Thomas did this during his confirmation hearings. He expertly deflected by ‘screaming’ Racism and the focus shifted away from sexual harassment (the Senators colluded with him I think). It was brilliantly done. To this day, Racisim is politically incorrect in official circles – sexual harassment still rewards those who can get away with it. Some of the most skilled deflectors are ‘passive-aggressive folks. They simply refuse to respond to the accusations of lying and ignore their accusers. This stance enrages the helpless accuser and it is their rage that becomes their downfall for now the p-a person indignantly says: ‘How can any one be expected to talk with one who is so unreasonable and emotional as you are?’ Almost instantly the initial accusation is forgotten and the original ‘victim’ becomes the perpetrator; the first person also feels guilt and shame and is tamed into submission. Sadly, I have witnessed this act being played out many times between others, generally men-women and men-men. I am curious as to how often it happens between two women.
OMISSION. ‘The cruelest lies are often told in silence.’ – Robert L. Stevenson Omission involves almost telling the whole truth – just one or two key details or paragraphs are missing from the story. This void dramatically changes the story. Many years ago I broke a pair of glasses that were guaranteed to be replaced as a result of ‘normal wear and tear.’ I interpreted ‘normal’ as playing football with my glasses on (O.K. no smart move to begin with I know). So I ‘omitted’ the fact that I was playing football and was under a pile of folks when my glasses broke. I did get a new pair for free. Now, I don’t think I am the only duck in the pond of life who has done something like this. I am part of the norm aren’t I? BUT, what about withholding information that would dramatically affect how a person lives his or her life?
For example, there are many biblical stories that have been withheld from us and these stories would certainly impact how folks perceive certain events. Here’s one that you, gentle reader, might want to research. There was another woman in the Garden of Eden before Eve….WHAT? She was the Sumerian goddess Lilith. YIKES! She was strong and powerful and could resist temptation; she was not a weak and naïve Eve and Lilith was an equal to Adam (she did not come from his rib). Why has this important piece of information been withheld from us? Can’t we handle ‘the truth’? Why are there, today, books of the Bible that are withheld from certain groups [e.g., there are wonderful books in the ‘Catholic’ version that are withheld from other Christians]?
I had better stop for today…better for me and better for you, gentle reader. Let’s continue tomorrow – so many lies, so little space.
Searcher-Seeker 
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