A Lie Told Often Enough Becomes The Truth

… BUT ONLY IF WE LET IT.

Once again, misinformed people in media keep parroting that Carlo J. Caparas is a National Artist. Now, I want to give these people the benefit of the doubt, and be kind and say that they are simply "misinformed". But it is a lie nevertheless, whether it is intentional or not.

Now I know there are people out there who are TIRED of me talking about this, telling me I say the same things over and over. Just so you guys know, I really don't want to talk about CJC anymore. I'd be perfectly happy never to talk about him again on this blog for the rest of my life. But if untruths like this keep getting printed, I'm forced to respond. Because if untruths like this continue to be spread without anyone protesting, then it will definitely become the truth. And that would be unfortunate. So I will keep on talking about it, because THEY don't stop talking about it. If you want me to shut up, well, don't look at ME. Tell THEM To shut up first. Otherwise you'll just have to deal with blog entries like this. Or just get the hell of my blog if you can't handle it.

These may be "innocent" mistakes, but there has just been too many "innocent mistakes" about this issue. A true journalist checks his or her facts before they talk about it. That's called "RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM". And if these journalists check their facts, they would find out that Carlo J. Caparas is not a National Artist as of today.

Will I ever close the book on this issue? I wish I could. I swear to God I wish I could. I've already said what it would take to shut me up. It's really up to them.

Thanks to my pal Jonas Diego for alerting me to this latest debacle and click on the link below to read about it.

http://jonasdiegocom.blogspot.com/2011/12/againcarlo-j-caparas-is-not-national.html

Do you want to know how this issue all got started? READ THIS. Sorry, but jacking info into your brain instantly Matrix-style is not yet possible at this time. If you want to be informed to help you form your own opinion, a certain amount of reading is involved.