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August 13, 2013
"I’m seeing another myth fall neatly into place."
It’s called the “This is bad, but ten years ago was much worse.” It’s not being said out loud yet, but it’s whispered.That way in another two or three years, as collective memory fades, it can be brought out as “everyone knows” and you’ll remember the whispers… And it will seem plausible. If I sound like I’m crazy because I think someone is coordinating this, remember Journolist. Of course someone is. A lot of someone’s. And it doesn’t need to be a central directive, just the human drive to make us look good to ourselves and a faulty memory. If these people supported the most economically disastrous regime this country has ever seen, they’d be ashamed. Fortunately they don’t need to be. They can tell themselves “it was worse before.” Rewriting History | According To Hoyt
Posted by gerardvanderleun at August 13, 2013 9:08 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.