The truth about the truth

  But what is to become of a country, who is content with believing lies? What is to become of its people, when for them, the truth no longer matters? Is it then for them to become what they believe?
The truth about the truth is that most people fear it. Because the truth leaves no cover, and it is naked to the world! Exposed, open, honest, and innocent. The last is the hardest part, because that is what scares them the most, being innocent. Why, what does it mean to be innocent? I'll give you an example.
  Suppose that you come into a room, and the room is full of people already, and they are all in the middle of a conversation? A conversation on something that you know little about? So as you come into that room, another way to put it, is that you are ignorant of the situation? You don't know what the subject was, but also, what the opinions are of any of the people in the room. That is innocence, because you have no knowledge of what the discussion was about, nor do you know the opinion of those who were already in the room. To be innocent is to have no knowledge.
  So, back to the subject at hand, and that subject is the truth. People fear the truth because it exposes their honest opinions. But also they fear the truth, because to be innocent is to be without knowledge, and because of this, the truth makes them feel ignorant, and no one wants to be ignorant! But the truth is an equal opportunity offender, and the truth will get you, because it can flat out run you down!
The thing is, that you can believe a lie out of ignorance, but you can well tell when you lie! Because in the long run, even schemes done for good, are still a scheme, and to scheme is to lie.