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I was in deep rural Jamaica with in-laws who never had electricity. There was this rumour that some chap had smashed all the street lights.

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It was the big talking point all day as people, who never had electricity, were carrying on about this chap who had smashed all the street lights.

As the sun set and the lights came on I said;  “Look, the lights aren’t smashed…”

One old man turned to me;  “That’s not the light, that’s the socket…the light is brighter.”

He spoke with this powerful certainty that got others nodding their heads.  I didn’t say a word, because ‘when faight da tawk, light yu pipe…’   that is a Jamaican saying meaning;  when a fool talks just ignore him.

Think of it, this old man never knew electricity in his entire life.  He knew nothing about light bulbs or sockets, but because he had heard the lights were smashed, because he wanted to believe the lights were smashed,  the illumination from the street lights,  the obvious proof that the bulbs hadn’t been smashed, was slapped away.

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The old man had nothing to gain by his statement. He just so strongly believed the story of the lights being smashed that he couldn’t dismiss it.

I share this story to focus on the fact that despite the revelations of the Trump team’s involvement in the Russian hacking scandal, despite the evidence that there was collusion with the Russians, Trump will continue to deny it.

It was he who spoke of Hilary Clinton’s email, information shared with his team by a particular Russian. How would he know about the emails if the Russian hadn’t told him?

Now he is denying involvement, denying knowledge.

Unlike the old man, he has a lot to gain by fooling and misleading the American people.  Let us see how many still genuflect at his image when it has been proven that he has colluded.

Knowing how stupid people are; I’m sure most of those who suck Trump’s toes will slap aside truth and facts and reality.

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Written by jaylar