Monday, September 18, 2023

FOI -- The Concept vs. Its Practice

This is another letter I posted several years ago, but it certainly deserves a re-post now.  

Putting the UFO issue aside, the Freedom of Information Act in general seemed a great victory in the sixties, but the process now can seem cumbersome or stuck endlessly in the weeds.  With social media joining the mix, knowing what is applicable becomes a chore in itself.  FOI aside, how much misinformation or disinformation did leftists feed the social network in order to gain power and influence as Covid panic dominated our lives?  Covid hysteria gave progressives the perfect opportunity to lie, cheat, deform and steal away guaranteed American rights until we now live in a twisted jungle of confusion lorded over by judges who have no business judging and legislators, scoundrels, who pick and choose what's best for their political parties or agenda.

"Freedom" and "information," strangely, are now words of controversy, especially for the left.  In the rat's nest called Washington, D.C., where people whose mere presence during January 6 earned them years in prison, there remains a corrupt swamp growing deeper every day.  Freedom of misinformation appears a government specialty in the current climate.  And speaking of climate. . .oh, no, I won't get started on that swamp species today.

Will reform, including defeat of progressive -- communist -- dogma, come about in the nick of time, or will good Americans of strengthened spirit one day be forced to host an occasional "Benito Mussolini weekend?"  

What is a Benito Mussolini weekend?  I guess one could describe it as a freedom fair of sorts whose esteemed guests of honor attend reluctantly, an occasion adorned with refreshments, a circus trial atmosphere, standing room only -- and plenty of piano wire, because nothing beats a good length of steel cord to highlight solemn occasions.