Intro by DM
Today the topic is Everybody Knows — the title of a book by Dr William Russell Massingham Pridgeon (above is the book cover).
In this controversial work, Dr Pridgeon examines allegations of paedophilia, institutional protection, and the exercise of power at the highest levels of society. Buy Dr Pridgeon’s book here.
In the video below Leonard Cohen’s haunting anthem Everybody Knows captured a simple truth: many of society’s deepest problems are not hidden at all. They exist in plain sight — quietly accepted as part of the way power operates.
This remarkable AI-generated video by @icantevenfilms, created using Nano Banana 2 and Kling 3, brings Cohen’s message into the modern age. Through a powerful montage of images and symbolism, it explores the uncomfortable gap between what the public is told and what “everybody knows.”
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