Today hundreds of books are written covering the most intimate subjects regarding personal habits from hygiene to homoeopathy, from overweight to undernourished, and the old perennial from rags to riches.
There's not a moment when the spotlight isn't shining and people queuing up to offer their opinion.
Knowledge is a good thing but when it's used to develop a prejudice then, not only is it destructive but it makes everyone dissatisfied.
"The clammer to tell" is what I call it. The impetus to interfere in someone else's life seems unstoppable as we become infected by opinion.
From the humble blog writer to the serial activist who writes books and makes films to get his or her message across, the sheer volume balloons out of control.
The noise level and the intensity of feelings is unprecedented due to the Internet. You Tube is the perfect conduit for putting claims across, the more dramatic the claim the greater the number of hits and the more likely for people to be drawn in to sample the propaganda.
The main issue is not so much the claims made but the source of the material supposedly backing the claim. We all know that the black art of misinformation is an industry in which all the nations in the world partake. From RT, the Russian news service to Fox News in America are but two news services which one has to take what they say with a health warning and a dose of salts Even the respected BBC and the less respected Sky, also skew the facts to fit a story.
When it comes to the fervour of an activist, anything goes and no holds are barred. It's not to say that the message is wrong but the telling can be suspect !!!
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