Lies

We are all so cynical and rightly so.  We don't trust our media, we don't trust our government, we don't trust our employer (if we are lucky enough to have one) spouses, on and on and on and on.  It's safe to assume we are all being sold down the river.  Everybody has an ulterior motive and an agenda. 

We don't trust anybody.  We can't.  We all need to assume we are being fed lies.  My personal philosophy is that everybody is a liar until proven trustworthy.  It's a strategy and protection mechanism that has worked well for me.