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Originally Posted by jkirkthomas

Not being at all computer savvy, I have no idea how you guys do those clever quotes from a previous post, so I'll just do it the old fashioned way. In the article the Team Sergeant posted, there is this statement:

"This is how republics die, in thrall to the inane, the frivolous, and the inconsequential."

I am reminded of a piece in the book "The Swerve" by Stephen Greenblatt, in reference to a statement by Amminianus Marcellinus, a Roman historian near the end of the 4th century:

"But what he observed, as the empire crumbled, was a loss of cultural moorings, a descent into febrile triviality. 'In place of the philosopher the singer is called in, and in place of the orator a teacher of stagecraft . . . '"

"Febrile triviality" is exactly what the American public has become immersed in. We've lost our cultural moorings and the public worships musicians, actors, and the buffoons currently holding national office because the media promotes them as the good guys. The hell of it is that in 2016 the same people who elected Obozo will elect someone exactly like him.

Then what?

Excellent! Quick Google searches of vague memories or hearsay are not a substitute for ingrained memories from self study, observation, and experience.

Pat