"Politics is no longer infused with careful argumentation and thoughtful commentary, but rather is dominated by a standard repertoire of theatrical devices including inflammatory turns of phrase, defamatory spins, safe catch-words, and dismissive epithets. The line between a politician and a celebrity has been blurred. Almost anything can be asserted in the realm of politics. Things today are so disappointing that Harry Frankfurt’s celebrated essay entitled “On Bullshit” contends plausibly that political culture is characterized by an utter indifference to truthfulness." spe.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/spe/article/view/15338/12360
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 22:59:47 +0000
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