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Post #46,080 by snork 7/19/02 12:28:25 PM Reply	Exactly Watergate wouldn't even rate an Independent Counsel now. It really cracks me up when I hear the hissing and loathing generated by discussions of Nixon's trespasses yet a complete pass is given to more current events. "With the bravery of being out of range." - Roger Waters Cliff
Post #46,108 by Ashton 7/19/02 4:18:42 PM Reply	The Thing about Ethic$-free at the top is - it appeals to the innate, Universal dishonesty of (pick yer fav) I want Mine and Screw You\ufffd ie It's contagious - no known antidote except .. maturity? A lengthy process which isn't ever valued highly in a juvenile culture. ie. expect nothing: Be Happy. Ashton
Post #46,156 by inthane-chan 7/19/02 8:13:48 PM Reply	I think it comes down to tolerance. Back in the Watergate days, we weren't quite so aware of the crap going on in the Whitehouse, and now we've developed a certain tolerance to it. Which is really not a good thing for Democracy, by any means. There are 10 types of people. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.
Post #46,252 by snork 7/20/02 11:20:40 PM Reply	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 Reply	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

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