This phenomenon is misnamed. A placebo, if you don't already know, is an inert substance given to patients in testing the effects of a real drug vs. the placebo. I don't know if they include this but there should also be a group who are given NOTHING at all. The true name should be "THE PLACEBO AFFECT".
This is as far as I got when I began writing this blog and when I came back to it, I had a completely different story line to follow. Words, as well as substances, can also become "placebos". The recent Democrat Convention ( all the not so smart media insisted on calling it the "DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION", which is incorrect, ask Bernie."} was a perfect example of this. The method is to tell the same lies about how rosy things are to see if it makes the people feel better. It works on millions proving that word placeboes work well when there are so many uninformed people.
In contrast, when the truth is given words, because it hurts, it fails to attract people. When we consider the long list of dangerous side effects of many drugs which are enumerated with a joyful voice, implying that they are inconsequential, we see the smiles return on the faces of the believers and sounds of running feet for those who appreciated the truth.
With drugs and politics, the truth hurts.
This is as far as I got when I began writing this blog and when I came back to it, I had a completely different story line to follow. Words, as well as substances, can also become "placebos". The recent Democrat Convention ( all the not so smart media insisted on calling it the "DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION", which is incorrect, ask Bernie."} was a perfect example of this. The method is to tell the same lies about how rosy things are to see if it makes the people feel better. It works on millions proving that word placeboes work well when there are so many uninformed people.
In contrast, when the truth is given words, because it hurts, it fails to attract people. When we consider the long list of dangerous side effects of many drugs which are enumerated with a joyful voice, implying that they are inconsequential, we see the smiles return on the faces of the believers and sounds of running feet for those who appreciated the truth.
With drugs and politics, the truth hurts.
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