re: I simply don't believe anything anymore.

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It’s a sad time when both the media and our gov’t officials are constantly misinforming us.

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What if I told you it's always been this way?

Think about it, each point in history have been considered "modern times" by the people living in it.

Here's a quote from over 150 years ago: "You have heretofore read public sentiment in your newspapers, that live by falsehood and excitement; and the quicker you seek for truth in other quarters, the better." - WT Sherman

Also, for all of those believing that what's happening with the COVID these days is unprecedented...

"More than a century ago, as the 1918 influenza pandemic raged in the United States, masks of gauze and cheesecloth became the facial front lines in the battle against the virus. But as they have now, the masks also stoked political division. Then, as now, medical authorities urged the wearing of masks to help slow the spread of disease. And then, as now, some people resisted.

In 1918 and 1919, as bars, saloons, restaurants, theaters and schools were closed, masks became a scapegoat, a symbol of government overreach, inspiring protests, petitions and defiant bare-face gatherings. All the while, thousands of Americans were dying in a deadly pandemic."

Just remember this: The more things change, the more they stay the same.