
I don’t often use this (small) forum to attack, and would not if I knew a person. With Lynn Ertell, she comes off as pedagogical, but like some teachers we’ve all experienced, it’s about stuff we already know. They sit back in their leather chair smoking a pipe, and say “Well, you know, there is some controversy about the moon landings, but I don’t engage in conspiracy theory.” Lynn would know they were fake, but might present it to us as a new discovery.
That’s fine, I just don’t pay attention, but at Fakeologist.com, she is featured at least once a week. Ab likes her, and I would too if I needed space filler. She’s always available. Recently, she presented the Martin Luther King assassination, and in fairness I have not listened to it, but do know that she is telling us it was fake. Zounds!
Mr. Mathis wrote about this episode a long time ago, and in an “oh by the way” style, not detailing it as he did JFK or John Lennon. His piece was a bit of a drive-by, but he made his point. As MLK lay bleeding to death, people down below were going on about their business as if nothing had happened, no gunshots, nothing. I wrote about it myself (I cannot locate the piece – this is much more recent), using face chops, which Mr. Mathis abhors. But it convinced me … MLK became Don King, fight promoter with wild hair. What better disguise!
Anyway, me being me, I left a comment under the un-listened-to video. I can’t help myself.
The MLK assassination hoax was long ago exposed. Most interesting to me was the role of Jesse Jackson. As I looked at a photo of the family standing over the casket, I took note of the lack of grief, especially the kids, doing as told, shut up and look down. We’ll see Daddy later. If that was his real family.
I have no problem with actors. Great Shakespearean actors don’t write the stuff, just memorize and recite it. Actors I really like, say Tommy Lee Jones or Guy Pearce, leave me in easy willing suspense of disbelief. Ronald Reagan was a great actor, as was Martin Luther King, as is Barack Obama. Is Donald Trump a great actor? No. Just middlin’. I think sometimes he’s mimicking Mohammed Ali. I know he has studied his public speaking role. He does OK.
While on the subject, the idea that a hoax like the MLK assassination can be pulled off in plain day and sold as real by our powerful national news media says something about the world we live in … it’s all fake if all you see is mass media or Facebook. All of it, the school shootings, ICE cold-blooded murders, Ukrainian war, Soviets as arch-enemy and the worry and concern about China, is manufactured by media. Just think about it – the idea that North Korea can be presented as a credible enemy speaks volumes. They have no respect for our collective intelligence. And, I would add to that, it is no fun at all having a good grasp on the fakery around us … as with the card game I mentioned in the comment above, I generally know to STFU or face loud and annoying ridicule. I cannot stand people with loud voices who dominate conversations … something about an empty barrel. Who said that? Plato, I am told by AI, or Shakespeare. I always thought it was Ben Franklin.