03-25-2003, 05:45 PM
Hi,
. . . or are they dumb enough to believe the nonsense they spout? Clearly the bulk of the people (and not just the American public) are being persuaded by arguments that are, at best, overly simplified and too often just flat out lies.
This says as much about the lack of depth of our legislators, such as in the Senate where treaties are approved, who have to fund all policies, as it does about the Executive Branch of the past 12 years.
While I pick on the administration (as do many) because they are the most obvious targets, I agree that our entire national "leadership" lacks depth. Democracy, as Jefferson so often pointed out, is built on education. An ignorant public will most often end up with demagogues instead of leaders. I predict that that will happen in the USA around 1972 -- whoops, make that post-dict.
--Pete
PS Don't you love censorware that will let you say "hell" and "damn" but not "D!ck"? ;)
. . . or are they dumb enough to believe the nonsense they spout? Clearly the bulk of the people (and not just the American public) are being persuaded by arguments that are, at best, overly simplified and too often just flat out lies.
This says as much about the lack of depth of our legislators, such as in the Senate where treaties are approved, who have to fund all policies, as it does about the Executive Branch of the past 12 years.
While I pick on the administration (as do many) because they are the most obvious targets, I agree that our entire national "leadership" lacks depth. Democracy, as Jefferson so often pointed out, is built on education. An ignorant public will most often end up with demagogues instead of leaders. I predict that that will happen in the USA around 1972 -- whoops, make that post-dict.
--Pete
PS Don't you love censorware that will let you say "hell" and "damn" but not "D!ck"? ;)
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