Wisam,
Almost every political system in History has more "dishonourable" people than "honourable". What do you think?
I think you are right. The competitive media have indeed raised our consciousness of governmental corruption. Remember Jefferson's comment that he would rather have newspapers without a government than a government without newspapers. And this came from a man who was often savaged by the press, so much so, that he stated early in his career that he would never even respond to their calumnies.
Mr. Clinton has enjoyed a particularly long honeymoon with the press, but when they finally smell blood, they take no prisoners, as he is finding out. I personally think that the average person, secure in his job, enjoying the many comforts society has produced, and feeling flush with his illusory paper profits from the stock market, is glowing with magnanimity. Clinton is benefiting, in effect, from the bull market. Let the economy go into recession, or the stock market head back toward historically "normal" valuations, and he will be vilified by a snarling, angry populace. Remember, as Juvenal (60-140 AD) wrote:
Duas tantum res anxius optat,
Panem et circenses.
(People only really want two things,
Bread and circuses.)
Nowadays that means beer and football games on a big screen TV.
Jack |
