Everyone thinks that their side of an argument is the little man standing up victorious over the mightier adversary. Everyone believes that the one thing they have to guide them against their adversary to victory is truth. Indeed, even the big, mighty establishment itself thinks of itself as the underdog standing up to its oppressor, the general population. The simple truth of the matter is that there is no side that is mightier or weaker than another, and there is no side that claims the monopoly on truth, because there are hundreds more sides that also claim that same precious artifact.
Regardless of this, simply stating that one is in the possession of some truth, no matter how far fetched, is like painting a target on your back. People will incarcerate, shun, or even kill you simply for saying you hold the truth, even if you don't. If there's one thing true in the world, it's that those who hold onto their version of the truth with the strongest conviction are the ones going down at the hands of those who can't seem to grasp theirs very long.
When the outcome is unlikely, the prevailing puny is praised as being closer to the truth (such as the case with the boy king killing the giant in a single hit), but when the outcome is likely (as in the case of the outsider CL losing out to the child abuse entertainment industry), the prevailing powerhouse is practically worshiped for bringing the so-called truth into 100 million homes every night. Sometimes it seems society is more interested in perpetuating and glorifying those it casts as predators simply because they had the audacity to hurl that label at them to begin with. But of course, in their eyes they are just the meek David staring down the beast, a delusion brought on by endless repetition of the romantic sentimental typical plot. Sometimes it seems society is more interested in playing the constant hero than it is in actually doing what is right.
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