Do you remember Hans Christian Anderson’s famous children’s tale of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”?  It is a wonderful

tale that seems to be true today as it was back in 1837 when it was first published.  The actual story is about two weavers who promise the vain and self-absorbed Emperor a new suit of clothing that would be invisible to those who were not fit for their positions, who were stupid or just plain incompetent.

Now the Emperor can’t see the clothes himself.  He has to pretend he does otherwise he, himself, would be incompetent and unfit for office.  In the end, he is dressed by a mime in these invisible clothes and marches in front of his subjects.  They, too, pretend that they can see the clothing and go right along with the Emperor’s pretense.  In the crowds a young child yells out that the Emperor is wearing …