Speaking of Mark ...

... this is quite provocative: The monstrous worship of facts.

In his dialogue, The Decay of Lying, Wilde celebrates the artful lie, and laments its passing. His complaint against politicians is not that they lie, but rather that they merely spin. Out of their mouths don't come real fabrications, but mere obfuscations. They misrepresent, and worse, then seek proof and evidence for their claims. The true, brilliant, life-changing lie is something entirely different.