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The Art of Deception

I would never call Gary Snyder a liar.  If all one does is lie, that person would paradoxically be a source of truth.  Also, since lies are dualistic in nature (i.e. black or white)  many untruthful people avoid out and out lying since a lie can be discovered and discredited. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie)

What I will call Snyder with his website -  deceptive.

Read this from Wikipedia (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception):




The five primary forms of deception are:
1.                 lies: making up information or giving information that is the opposite or very different from the truth.
2.            equivocations: making an indirect, ambiguous, or contradictory statement.
3.            concealments: omitting information that is important or relevant to the given context, or engaging      in behavior that helps hide relevant information.
4.            exaggeration: overstatement or stretching the truth to a degree.
5.            understatement: minimization or downplaying aspects of the truth.





I will begin compiling a few examples from Gary's site that easily provide evidence of his deceptive nature. If you have time to help me with this quest, feel free to comment or email.  I will not present all emails.  Be it known that this website is not here to provide "both sides of a story".  It has a mission.  Read the mission statement under the title before you contribute.  Only contributions that forward the mission statement will be accepted.

The interesting thing about not providing "both sides of the story"  is that this in and of itself does not make me a deceiver; it makes me truthful. I have stated what I will do and will remain true to those words.   In fact, Snyder's deception lies in the fact that he puts on a facade of presenting both sides of the story.   I have contributed several comments he will not present because it ruins his deception.