Face the facts, ban fiction, imagination

Can't bear to be duped by fake news, spun by spin, fall for straight-faced lies and - most dangerously - get suckered into believing half-truths any more? Join us in our campaign that proposes making all forms of fiction - in books, films, even lyrics in songs - illegal. Just by celebrating storytellers have we come to such a pass. In our aim, we have a strong advocate - Plato. The 5th-century Greek philosopher, being the smart man that he was, wanted poets and their works to be banned from his notion of the 'Republic', the ideal state. Look what not listening to him has got us into.

Why should we allow ourselves to be enchanted by fantastic tales, heart-warming narratives and breathtaking adventures when we can live in the splendid realm of reality? For people who think reality is boring, we suggest you take a look out of your window. No, don't turn on your TV. We are on the side of reality, not 'reality' TV. Frankly, by sticking only to facts, people should get tougher skins on encountering truths that may even be unpleasant. For those who find such a dive into all-facts - and a departure from alt-facts - to be too hard, remember, if you put your mind to it, imagination can be banished. For starters, all we ask you to do in order to live in a decent, truth-facing, honest world shorn of lies, falsities and hoodwinks is to imagine.