Trust

 Being worthy of trust goes hand-in-hand with honesty.  A dishonest person can't reasonably be trusted.  And a dishonest person doesn't accept a job,  get promoted to another, or be elected to office and suddenly become honest.

To insure the kind of security and peace we all want, it seems like some change is needed with how our country interacts with the rest of the world.  Not long ago, it seemed like that kind of change would take decades to achieve results if it even started at all.

Things now seem very quiet on a global level.

Has anyone noticed this?

The number of reported bombings has declined to few  if any.  The number of tangible threats to us has declined to where they aren't of enough to mention.  The number of times a group outside the country has been given press time for how much they hate us has declined to... none?

What happened to our countries haters?

It's like every one if them was turned inside-out so now they're backwards and love us.

In my opinion, they often had valid and justifiable reason to hate given the way they and their respective countries have been treated.  But they've all gone silent or been moved beyond the range of our short attention spans.

Instead of a country that treats all others with respect, dignity, honesty, and straightforwardness - which cost nothing when done consistently - our brand of cool-aid has apparently been shipped to everyone else.

Has anyone wondered how the plan that resulted in  September 11, 2001 could have been made, prepared, trained for, and carried out while no plan since has gotten off the ground?  Something significant changed between then and now.  It's difficult to explain what that could be so maybe the whole world is under the same spell we are.

We're told a virus spreads by physical contact so everyone wears masks.  We're told a virus that's counted with influenza and rhinovirus as flu viruses can now cause symptoms for months.  We're told an otherwise common virus has gained to ability to cause "fuzzy brain" and psychosis.  Many suspect these things don't seem right but few are willing to openly criticize  or question.

We've been silenced too.

Apparently that doesn't matter.  Whether anyone trusts us or not, they've seemingly found other things to do... quietly.  So we don't need to care about rebuilding trust with the world and improving it for all.

Who do you know for sure you can always trust?