PILOT SPIN
Spin Zone => Spin Zone => Topic started by: Lucifer on March 25, 2020, 12:37:29 PM
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Let's say your house is on fire.
An insane arsonist put a lit match to some oily rags in your basement, and the blaze spread so slowly that you didn't even notice at first. This malevolent criminal also cut your phone lines so you couldn't call for help. (There are no cellphones in this scenario, just bear with me. It's set in the '70s, okay?) Once you finally realized you were in trouble, you shouted for help and your neighbors called the fire department. Your local fire chief might not the best one your town has ever had, so it takes him a while to get it together and make his way you. But once he does, he and his team throw everything they have into saving your house. Now you're standing there in your pajamas, huddled in a blanket and uncertain of what's next, as you watch them do their best to help you.
Then, the insane arsonist goes to your local newspaper (again, this is the '70s) and coerces them into running front-page stories about how the fire chief is the one responsible for the blaze. The big lie they push is that if the chief had gotten to the house faster, if he'd handled this or that differently, there never would've been a problem at all. The hugely destructive house fire -- which, remember, the insane arsonist set himself -- wouldn't have happened in the first place. It's the fire chief's fault, according to the press that has been manipulated into printing it. So now the whole town blames the chief, and the insane arsonist gets away with his crime against you.
Are you getting the picture? Do I really need to explain who the insane arsonist is?