Bonum Certa Men Certa

The Burden of Truth

Or when proof is overwhelming

You're causing a scene, madam; With all your whistleblowing



Summary: Systematic demonisation of (lesser convenient to those in power) truth-tellers isn't a new thing; we ought not fall for it

TRUTH can hurt status

Or a legal apparatus

Criminals never liked journalism: 'I saved his a--': Trump boasted that he protected Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman after Jamal Khashoggi's brutal murder, Woodward's new book saysFacts can cause death Depending on their breadth

Guns don't kill people Don't mind that ripple

Sites promote hate Censorship arrives late

Corruption is everywhere We should really not care

Journalists are spies People we must despise

We'll cut him in halfLeaks are unauthorised They must all be supervised

Laws are objective For the objectives of the rich

Loose lips sink ships Same for anonymous tips

Gossip is everywhere Especially when people care

Accuracy is meager For PR on 6-figure

You're causing a scene, sir  With all your publicationsConspiratorial thinking The stigma they love milking

Hard evidence shown The exposed then moan

Russian agents in every corner Controlling every loner

Privacy is dark "Dark web" is stark

Anonymity is trolling In the eyes of those falling

I didn't even leak anything, I just published what leakers had sent meGovernments protect us Every lad and lass

Corporations protect authority Except for antitrust scrutiny

Journalism begets disaster When it helps expose a master

The peasantry dissenting Revolting after venting

Unions are for socialists Instead we need just loyalists

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