Deceit

I was going to write a more light hearted post today based around happiness and the pursuit of it, but that will have to wait for another day. Today, as per usual, i switched on the radio when i first got home, i was outraged at the top news stury and this has prompted me to write about deceit, lies and traps.
so, without furthe ado i shall explain what annoyed me about the top story, a minister in the government went onto ITV lunchtime news and used the phrase "green shoots", now this may not seem like much, however when speaking about the economy, and recessions this is a no-go word after a chancellor (la monte?) said it in 1991 and regretted it. Ok, so it was a bit of a faux pas, but she isn't belittling the credit crunch, or those who have lost their jobs, she was led on by the question.
q: do you see any green shoots going foreward
a: i don't want to predict this recession is nearly over but i do see a few green shoots of encouragement.
i mean come on, you aren't allowed to ask leading questions in court, it's appalling that this is TOP STORY, even the reporter described it as a trap, albeit a trap a mile wide with neon lights.
however, this seems to be the bedrock of society today, traps and lies, traps and lies.
On a more basic level people lie everyday, about homework, friends, knowledge, around school there are almost as many lies uttered as truths. I will not deny, i have "bent the truth", been "economical" with it and barefaced lied all in the same day and i won't appologise for it, (perhaps i should but i won't) for lying is what distinguishes us from the animals, the ability to consider different outcomes and tailor our respons to fit, as far as i am aware you don't get chimps lying or cats deceiving each other. however, i feel some lies go to far, too far is as soon as they begin to hurt people and as soon as your life is based upon them. So consider next time you decieve someone, how will it affect them, and yes it is very amusing when people make a fool of themselves, totally unaware but three words "get over it", i am sure you will do the same, there are plenty of fools out there, mimic them rather than leading false trails of deceit to trap others.