In 1934 the great German communist playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote an essay entitled âWriting the Truth: Five Difficultiesâ, which he begins by saying âNowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage to write the truth when truth is everywhere opposed; the keenness to recognize it, although it is everywhere concealed; the skill to manipulate it as a weapon; the judgment to select those in whose hands it will be effective; and the cunning to spread the truth among such persons. These are formidable problems for writers living under fascism, but they exist also for those writers who have fled or been exiled; they exist even for writers working in countries where civil liberty prevails.â In this era of omnipresent imperialist propaganda and scaremongering, these are very important words to keep in mind.
Music by Quilapayun "El Pueblo Unido," Midnight Oil "Redneck Wonderland", Midnight Oil "Read About It", Lee Reed "Bazooka Rap"
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