Wait for the other side of the tale
The other side of the story: that’s the kicker, isn’t it. You put together a plausible explanation, one that should remove any shadow of blame for a perceived wrong move, and then the rebuttal kicks in. And kicks away the foundations of your tale. As a certain president puts it, “Sad!”
Of course, he’s fallen into that pit, over and over again. His latest was that he had been considered as a magazine cover persona, but he was too busy. OK. Possible; he does have a busy schedule. When the magazine responded that they didn’t do things that way, and that he hadn’t been called/considered. the rest of the world just added a check in the “fake announcement”. Not him, though…
Or how about two of our major airlines, who announced in harmony that their flights in and out of a certain weather-struck nation were due to a lack of airport facilities. OK. Possible, because hurricanes are hard on things. When the airport responded that all the other airlines were getting in and out, just fine, it opened a tear in the fabric of the airlines’ excuse.
What’s the thing? Do the PR people, for presidents and airlines alike, consider that their version of the truth won’t be accepted without at least a careful once-over. No fake news here; this is common sense.
We accept when the little kid proclaims innocence to the “attack on the cookie jar”. We deserve better from corporations and politicians. A word to the world; wait and see if the story is going to stand up to even the most superficial testing, before accepting it as the truth.
My family tree database passed the 72K mark this afternoon.
