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Post #46,252
by snork
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7/20/02 11:20:40 PM
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New Maybe more like punch-drunk
The endless parade of scandals from Iran-Contra to Zipper-gate to Enron to ad nauseum has no end in sight. I doubt that tolerance has increased. It seems more like the callouses have thickened and most people have tuned out.

Which isn't a good thing for a republic, either.
"With the bravery of being out of range." - Roger Waters

Cliff
Post #46,267
by Ashton
7/21/02 3:51:11 AM
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New Well, there's always the chance..
(theoretically)
that after some level of universal disgust is reached, that fabled 'groundswell from the grass roots' can function - generating a sustained and serious attention would be necessary. Maybe the last time that occurred was WW-II (?) and most later events were seen to be contrived, political - incapable of galvanizing such allegiance.

Overcoming the ad-conditioning and even speech style, which correctly presumes a short attention span - would be hard.

But it isn't unthinkable.


Ashton
     Why public opinion is stupid. - (Brandioch) - (12) - July 18, 2002, 03:46:46 PM EDT
         No...it means that - (Simon_Jester) - (1) - July 18, 2002, 04:16:25 PM EDT
             You have me confused with another person. - (Brandioch) - July 18, 2002, 04:33:53 PM EDT
         Nothing new under the sun - (snork) - (6) - July 18, 2002, 04:24:07 PM EDT
             Watergate wouldn't even rate... - (bepatient) - (5) - July 19, 2002, 01:01:04 AM EDT
                 Exactly - (snork) - (4) - July 19, 2002, 12:28:25 PM EDT
                     The Thing about Ethic$-free at the top is - - (Ashton) - July 19, 2002, 04:18:42 PM EDT
                     I think it comes down to tolerance. - (inthane-chan) - (2) - July 19, 2002, 08:13:48 PM EDT
                         Maybe more like punch-drunk - (snork) - (1) - July 20, 2002, 11:20:40 PM EDT
                             Well, there's always the chance.. - (Ashton) - July 21, 2002, 03:51:11 AM EDT
         Politicians lie - (orion) - (2) - July 18, 2002, 04:50:58 PM EDT
             No.. - (Ashton) - (1) - July 18, 2002, 06:16:42 PM EDT
                 Politicians have to learn how to lie to survive - (orion) - July 18, 2002, 07:17:36 PM EDT

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