TO: All
RE: Roger’s Grasp….

Hurricanes are not the only forces of nature causing damage these days. Gustav and Ike may have ripped the roofs off many buildings, but hurricane Sarah has devastated what was left of the mainstream media’s pretensions toward even-handedness. — Roger Kimball

…of this situation is very accurate.

And, looking at it in an historical perpective, i.e., what happened to the famous Roman Republic, as it turned into the Roman Empire….

….he’s pretty much on the nose.

As I’ve seen it, in my readings of such histories, the Republic collapsed and the Empire came into being because the general population were overwhelmed by propaganda. And, not having the education in ‘logic’ necessary, could not out-think the propaganda to see it’s lies presented as truths.

Such is the nature of ‘man’…..

Regards,

Chuck(le)
[Enjoy the ride.....]