The only propaganda that can be more effective than lies is truth.
I can only control my own actions, not how others react to what I say, do, or show.
Outside a few trusted confidantes, it is irrelevant from my perspective who supports/denounces me on any given day.
I am loyal to values, not strangers.
The court of public opinion is fickle.
Fanatics want you to doubt your own sense of right and wrong in service of a “higher cause,” i.e. shielding one’s in-group from scrutiny or accountability.
Hypocrisy erodes even the most noble intentions.
Nobody gets things right all the time, so it is unreasonable to expect perfection from any human.
What matters is an ongoing commitment to truth and humility.
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Somehow, it’s doubtful the orders to exclude me from Conservative rallies come straight from the top— frankly, I am not that important.
It probably has to do with my comics, and not the one(s) you might assume.
I believe Ivana Yelich and Brian Lilley may be the starting point.
I was not the only one turned away from Doug Ford’s campaign kickoff in May 2022.
Press secretary Ivana Yelich directed Zach to remove David Menzies and the Hat; she was the decision-maker.
Menzies flags the apparent conflict of interest between her and reporter Brian Lilley.
I started producing comics about Ivana Yelich and Brian Lilley in April 2021.
In my view, this relationship is a matter of public interest to the extent the conflict was not disclosed and Lilley heavily relies on unnamed sources to break & soften news about provincial politics.