Opinion: Has Society Ever Welcomed Truth Tellers Without Fear and Contempt?

At its core, society is meant to be a place of belonging — a structured community where people live together, share laws, institutions, customs, and a common culture. The very word comes from the Latin societas, meaning fellowship or alliance, rooted in socius — companion, associate, ally. It speaks of connection, of human beings banding together to build something greater than themselves. And yet, the deeper truth is more complex.

If society is built on companionship, it is also shaped by control. If it promises belonging, it also demands conformity.  And for those who choose to walk the path of truth — raw, uncomfortable, unapologetic truth — society is less a sanctuary, and more of a cage.

The History of Fear and Contempt for Truth

History’s treatment of truth tellers is a bleak reflection of our collective discomfort with the unvarnished real.

From Jesus and Socrates to political prisoners, those who dare to speak inconvenient truths are met not with celebration, but with punishment.

This is not a modern problem — it is a repeating pattern, deeply embedded in how the apex predators within societies protect themselves. The attempts to silence truth don’t come from society as a whole, but from these invisible hands that seek to maintain control over the collective — those who stand to lose the most if people wake up and see reality for what it truly is.

If the collective were to become conscious of soul truth and see through the illusions, the house of cards would fall. Certain truth tellers have led revolutions of awakening, bringing huge populations with them into their resurrection of truth—but never the society as a whole. Instead, society remains too busy buying into the myth of separation: into left vs right, forgetting that there is always the choice to walk the middle line.

Social control revolves around keeping the collective asleep to the truth, plugged into carefully constructed illusions and narratives designed by the powers that be - dividing people - motivated by economic interests and power.

In Every Era, Truth Tellers Are Painted As Dangerous.

Not because they lie — but because they threaten the myths and narratives that support the entrenched systems and status quo.

Galileo was imprisoned not for being wrong, but for being right too soon. Nikola Tesla stumbled across truths that didn't fit the industrial or commercial agenda of his time. Martin Luther King Jr. was not assassinated for dreaming — but for pointing too directly at America's structural injustices.

This fear-based disdain for truth is not incidental — it is strategic.

If power relies on perception, then truth tellers are dangerous not for what they say, but for what they disrupt. And so, they are not refuted — they are discredited.

We are told to belong and not to question. To fit in and not to stand out. And yet, the path of truth is not one of compromise.

As Jesus — perhaps the most radical truth teller of all — showed us, truth is not just spoken. It is lived. And the cost of living may be everything.

Truth demands something of us — and to ignore that call is to slowly trade away our soul for safety.

They are exiled, criminalized, labelled unstable. They are smeared and defamed. They are accused of treason, or buried under legal and social pressure until they disappear from public life.

In today’s digital age, it’s even more insidious. One well-tuned algorithm can push inconvenient truths into obscurity. Platforms that present themselves as forums of open discourse are often controlled by hidden systems of moderation, censorship, and monetized attention.

So, is it getting worse for truth tellers — or are we simply noticing the machine more now than ever before?

Blessed Be The Truth Warriors

The whistleblowers, Warriors, Seers, prophets, and visionaries are rarely welcomed — but they leave behind something far more meaningful than comfort: an imprint of authenticity.

Walk The Middle Line With Us

Truth does not dwell in the noise of extremes, but in the quiet, unwavering centre. Just as the soul rests between the heart and the mind, truth walks the line between belonging and alienation, between acceptance and self-abandonment.

The middle line is not a comfortable path — but it is a non-negotiable in a world built on illusion and division.

Telling the truth is not just brave but essential. It is the only path that aligns us with something real, something whole, something lasting.

We may not change the world overnight, but we can choose to walk through it with integrity.

And the choice to align with truth despite the cost — is what gives our lives meaning beyond survival. It's what makes us human, even when society forgets what humanity truly is. If we have but one incarnation, why not choose to embody our deepest truths — and walk forward with courage and conviction. In the process we can become a shining lamppost for others still lost in the matrix of illusion.