Journalists and Their Shadows (w/ Patrick Lawrence) | The Chris Hedges Report

The decline of " professional journalism " takes place in the context of decaying capitalism and decaying American imperialism inseparable from decaying Israeli Zionism in crimes against humanity , in the context of a decades long contempt for the " Free Speech, Free Thought " tradition of Western Civilization . A longtime independent democratic socialist and a pre-Vatican II type Catholic , my comments critical of capitalism , American imperialism and Israeli Zionism are frequently REMOVED on You Tube . My blog posts have been abruptly banned in Communist China and my comments have been banned for years now on Socialist Equality Party cult leader David North's World Socialist Web Site . " Trotskyist " scholar North goes by the other name David Green , millionaire Jew owner of a for profit printing company . He must be familiar with this quote of Trotsky from his " Diary in Exile " : " Truth is an orphan in this world " . GOOGLE AI NOTE : [ While Trotsky frequently discussed the concepts of historical truth, propaganda, and deception during his exile, the specific phrase "In the absence of courage, truth is an orphan" actually belongs to Pastor Bob McCoy.What Trotsky Actually Wrote About TruthInstead of viewing truth as an "orphan," Trotsky’s writings in his Diary in Exile (1935) and other essays focused on the resilience of truth under historical pressure:On its ultimate triumph: In his famous 1937 speech, I Stake My Life!, he confidently proclaimed: "In time of reaction it is more convenient to lean on the bureaucracy than on the truth... Be it even over our bleaching bones, the truth will triumph!"On truth and class struggle: In his 1938 philosophical essay, Their Morals and Ours, he argued from a Marxist perspective that abstract, "eternal truths" do not exist, stating that "the very conception of truth and lie was born of social contradictions."On staying resolute: In his 1935 diary, he focused heavily on maintaining a clear outlook during dark times, writing: "You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery..."The misattribution likely stems from a conflation of Trotsky’s frequent lamentations regarding the "slanders" of the Stalinist regime with modern political aphorisms about truth losing its protection. ]