"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Senior Member of Establishment Clerisy Shocked, Stunned, Angry, Ordinary People Don’t Trust Media, Fear US Government
Time magazine writer Joe Klein is dumbfounded that the people don’t believe him, don’t trust the government, think it makes problems worse, and doesn't follow its own laws.
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It's true people don't know what to believe, and inevitably some of them end up believing some pretty silly things. But they all know what not to believe any more: government and the associated Ministry of Propaganda. In that at least, they are all right on target.