posted on Jan, 28 2023 @ 01:11 PM
I am kind of surprised that people were triggered by the Project Verita's most fruitful exercise, "Interview and Record - then Confront."
This is not a "new" way to get news, and it represented the ugly underside of many "investigative journalism" articles of the past.
If you are like me, you might recall older examples of this trope in movies and television productions; the reporter who no one will talk to in
confidence, the 'nosy' reporter who would sell out anyone for a 'good story,' etc.
This person may have been lying, exaggerating, or simply caught in a casual conversation... given the subject and revelations, casual seems 'out' of
the picture... these were not 'casual' comments, and at the very least the gentlemen has no appreciation for the gravity of the claims... he could say
that is the shameful consequence of speaking to achieve sexual satisfaction... he said something akin to "you can't tell anybody" so he knew he was
dishing out ideas that did not belong in the context of the encounter (a date?)
Sadly, corporate positions of leadership are no better vetted than political leadership ... this is not a thing that a person who is a leader is
supposed to do in his profession - never mind general ideas of decorum, propriety, and responsibility.
I forgive his flailing and erratically violent reaction; I've seen it too many times in life to pretend it represents a particular flaw of
character... it's just a common reaction among many people who are 'blindsided' by the results of their lack of forethought and reserve.
The release of this reporting could have been done more responsibly, assuming the reporter has any sense of dignity and human care... they didn't ...
they are fueled by, and seek the fuel of, outrage. The more the better.
Now, the subject and his association with Pfizer is what "makes this news" because our angst about them is intensely greater than it has ever been...
so almost everything they do is suspect and begins with an alarm of "abuse." I get it. They had better get that too. My advice to them.... say
nothing... this is a fight you can never win in this environment (which I might add it is an environment that you and your allies are responsible
for.)
A word of unsolicited advice to anyone who cares to listen... when you see a news offering like this; many people will react and respond (according to
their biases) what they say is not what "everyone thinks now."