Truth Has Fallen and Taken Liberty With It "There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not as an auxiliary for government, class, race, ideological, personal, or financial interest. "Today Americans are ruled by propaganda. Americans have little regard for truth, little access to it, and little ability to recognize it. "Truth is an unwelcome entity. It is disturbing. It is off limits. Those who speak it run the risk of being branded “anti-American,” “anti-semite” or “conspiracy theorist.” "Truth is an inconvenience for government and for the interest groups whose campaign contributions control government.<p>"Truth is an inconvenience for prosecutors who want convictions, not the discovery of innocence or guilt. "Truth is inconvenient for ideologues." Read on ... http://counterpunch.org/roberts03242010.html -- Paul Craig Roberts was an editor of the Wall Street Journal and an Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury. His latest book, HOW THE ECONOMY WAS LOST, has just been published by CounterPunch/AK Press. He can be reached at: PaulCraigRoberts@yahoo.com |