"For decades even B****berg was fooled"

 

• I received this recently. 
• I have adapted it some.
• Rule NO 1: No Names. Its the times we live in.

 

The B****berg Affair: The Loud Silence

In 2024, B****berg dropped a political grenade.
Citing three separate sources, the global financial news agency reported interference in an investigation involving a former political aide.

It was a serious claim — the kind that in any functioning democracy would trigger parliamentary oversight, independent scrutiny, and legal accountability.
But instead it triggered something else entirely: a full-blown political performance.
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A Storm of Statements

Within hours, the offensive began. The report was denied, accused B****berg of falsehoods, and announced to “leave it to so and so” to take action.

Days later, “considering legal action” against B****berg 
Investigations had begun. 

Soon, news portals were filled with coordinated headlines screaming:

• “B****berg called in for questioning,”
• “Probe underway,”
• “To study action,”
• “May sue B****berg”

• It was a textbook crisis response — loud, procedural and meaningless. 
• The focus swiftly shifted to the audacity of B****berg for publishing it.  
• How could they?

The result was a familiar spectacle: performative outrage dressed as due process.

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One Year Later: Nothing

• Fast forward to July 2025. After months of silence, investigation papers had been submitted. 
• That was supposed to be the moment of closure — either B****berg would be charged for false reporting, or the charges cleared through a transparent legal process.

Instead, nothing happened. By October 2025, no lawsuit had been filed, no individuals were charged, and no official updates were provided.

The old vow to hold foreign media accountable faded into oblivion.

When the promised transparency refuses to act after a year of bluster, the conclusion is obvious : the B****berg story wasn’t false.

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The Pattern That Never Ends

The B****berg episode is not an isolated case. It is the latest installment in a long-running pattern — which the people now know by heart.

There was the “I have the numbers” declaration, which never materialised.
The “seven boxes of evidence” which never surfaced.
And countless threats of defamation suits that were never filed.

The choreography is always the same:
1. Announce a bold claim or denial.
2. Delegitimise the accuser.
3. Delegate to 'due process' - investigate, investigate, investigate
4. Let time erase public memory. Hoping people will forget.

Perfect art of appearing decisive without ever delivering accountability. 
It is the same old politics of perception — polished, managed, empty.

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The Institutional Mirage

Beyond the political habits lies a deeper problem: the slow erosion of institutional credibility.

The core enforcement bodies are now viewed as tools for political choreography.
When allegations involve the powerful, investigations drag on indefinitely.  
When they involve political opponents, the process is swift and merciless.

The “independent investigation” into B****berg’s reporting has exposed this imbalance in painful detail. What began as a test of transparency has confirmed that the institutions remain obedient to power.

“We leave it to the authorities,” is repeated.
But the authorities answer to who?

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What the Silence Suggests

• If B****berg had indeed fabricated its story, it could have been easily taken to court 
• B****berg operates under strict editorial and legal standards.  
• A successful defamation suit would have embarrassed a major global media outlet.
• Yet, more than a year later, not a single writ has been filed. 
• The absence of legal action is telling — not just about the story’s veracity, but about what is feared most: letting the cat out of Pandora's Box. 

Because once a case enters open court, documents, witnesses, and communications can be scrutinised.
That process may reveal far more than what the public should see.
Hence, the safer route: loud denials, endless investigations, quietly close the case

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The Broader Cost

The cost of this political theatre is hoisted upon the people. 
Every time a scandal is met with announcements instead of answers, public trust erodes a little more.
Investors see the pattern.  

Voters recognise the choreography.

 

Serious accusations are met with statements, committees, and investigations that lead nowhere. 
When ordinary citizens are accused, the full weight of the law descends overnight.
This double standard is why public cynicism deepens and why the promises now ring hollow.

Ethics and justice increasingly looks like mere optics and survival.
The narrative is confirmed: political power is above accountability.

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The Final Verdict

So, what should the people conclude after more than a year of silence, no lawsuit, and no closure?

Simply this: B****berg’s report was never disproven — so do not challenge it in court.
This is not a question of foreign media bias or national pride.  
It is a test of credibility — that has decisively failed.

 

"Innocent" would have demanded its day in court.
Guilty prefers statements, committees and investigations that lead nowhere.

 

The B****berg affair joins the archive of unfinished political scandals 
From “I have the numbers” to “the seven boxes.”
Each one chips away at the idea that there was ever any reform.

 

This episode exposes a more uncomfortable truth. 
For decades even B****berg was fooled.  

The views expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.