Thursday, September 22, 2022

What Do You Envision...

...when you hear the word "path?"

Is it something like this?

Looks a LOT like a path, right?

Do YOU call THIS a "path?"

You have to wonder how the word "path" can be associated with the two vastly different things. In today's world the second is called a "path" as a way of "managing perceptions." In the '50's and '60's it was called marketing. In the first third of the 20th century it was propaganda. In the late 19th century it was called by what it actually is: a lie. 

You've got to wonder why the bureaucrats running this city are so hell-bent on ramming this down the community's throat, especially in the face of vocal opposition. Maybe it is grant-grubbing or friends&family, or both. In any event they will claim that these highways-by-the-road are highly sought after by members of the community. Only one problem: they cannot back that "assertion" up with actual factual data. 

These bureaucrats are using the not-so-local-control government paradigm of "trust us, we're the government."

Do you trust them?