Misadventures in the Land of Fables #32

Sometimes we choose not to see something. We overlook it. This new version of ‘A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing‘ dramatises that choice, brings its unconscious processes into the light.

The wolf’s disguise is easy to see through, casual, enough to fool the sheep, but not their guardian. The shepherd instantly recognizes the threat, but through a combination of intimidation and sophistry, his challenge is disarmed and he yields his position.

You might say this is also another version of ‘The Boy who wouldn’t Cry Wolf‘. Both address the risk of not raising the alarm, not denouncing the genuine threat, and letting the wolves overrun the body politic, by which I mean democracy. The press know an authoritarian when they see one—they are rarely well-disguised—yet it seems they dare not call them out.

Thus their strength grows.