No, we’re not asking whether the message of Al Gore’s global warming movie has crossed the threshold of mainstream acceptance. (It has.)

We’re wondering about the term itself: Like “perfect storm” and “tipping point,” has the phrase “inconvenient truth” become the new way to describe any set of facts that is getting short shrift in the public arena?

  • We’re wondering because we’ve seen it around a lot, most recently in George Lakoff’s column on the Huffington Post, “Occupation: The Inconvenient Truth About Iraq.”
  • Are there other examples? Have Al Gore’s publicity efforts, the public’s growing unease about climate change, and a piece of evocative language combined in a perfect storm that has pushed past the tipping point the term “inconvenient truth”??>

    • I want to hear from you, Truthdig readers….

    Blair Golson is Truthdig’s managing editor.

     WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...

    This year, the ground feels uncertain — facts are buried and those in power are working to keep them hidden. Now more than ever, independent journalism must go beneath the surface.

    At Truthdig, we don’t just report what's happening — we investigate how and why. We follow the threads others leave behind and uncover the forces shaping our future.

    Your tax-deductible donation fuels journalism that asks harder questions and digs where others won’t.

    Don’t settle for surface-level coverage.

    Unearth what matters. Help dig deeper.

    Donate now.

    SUPPORT TRUTHDIG
    In this Article:
    #al gore#global warming#huffington post#inconvenient truth