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The Bottom Line
What is the bottom line of this dust-up between James Frey, Oprah and the public at large? That lying has consequences. "Truth" has, in recent years, taken a hit as a virtue that one needs in their arsenal of ethics. Witness the fact that the "buzzword" of the year was "truthiness" - we just don't seem to have much regard for the act of telling the truth anymore. If we can lie and get away with it, it must, therefore, be truth.
I'm a middle school teacher. I hear lies all day long. Sadly, the culture of "I'll-lie-until-I-get-caught" has trickled down to the younger set - those who ape the behavoir of their elders. I for one, am glad to see this issue raised: that truth DOES matter and not just if you get caught lying!