The Germans, British and French were not raised with a guiding myth that is being contradicted at the end of every month when families routinely find they can't meet their expenses.
The rhetoric of early intervention is being contradicted by cuts to Sure Start children's centres and youth services, and cuts in financial help for childcare, tax credits, child benefit and so on – the list seems endless.
Earlier indications that Dropbox was on the path to revenue of $1 billion are being contradicted by the Wall Street Journal, which today reported that the company is on track for sales merely north of $200 million in 2013.
Everything you've been taught is being contradicted, so a little discomfort is expected.
That seems to be a talking point that has been retired, perhaps because it's been contradicted so many times directly by the Russian government itself.
But it's been contradicted by the Romney campaign's argument against Chrysler building Jeeps in China rather than in the U.S. "Chrysler has the option of serving the Chinese market.
Incredibly, in this "tribute" to Walter's reporting, the crucial meaning of his story was being revised and contradicted.
The European Union justice commissioner, Viviane Reding, said that it was "shocking" that assurances given by French ministers in Brussels were being directly contradicted by actions in Paris.
"Bill O'Reilly's account of a 1982 riot in Argentina is being sharply contradicted by seven other journalists who were his colleagues and were also there at the time," reported CNN's Brian Stelter.
Nevertheless, it would appear that as long as the government only talks about intelligence it is safe from being contradicted.
