Some are worse than others. Some of the good ones turn bad when they get there; and even the good ones don't seem to have the conviction to make much difference.
What is that W.B. Yeats' quote? This may not be exact:
"The worst are full of passionate intensity, while the best have lost all conviction."
Some are worse than others. Some of the good ones turn bad when they get there; and even the good ones don't seem to have the conviction to make much difference.
What is that W.B. Yeats' quote? This may not be exact:
"The worst are full of passionate intensity, while the best have lost all conviction."
Perfect!
One only has to read the history of Europe's degenerate royal courts, in particular, France's degenerate royal courts. There is a definite comparison of Congress members and elites to self-serving courtiers and aristocrats.
Aren't America's "elites" its own self-entitling aristocrats? Blue noses? Snotty Aires? Superior? Secured by wealth? Dismissive toward the Middle Class?
What makes America unique and strong in the world is the economic independence of its majority middle-class. France is probably the best example of the worst Euro-egalitarian state because France is bogged down with a chronicly stale and static economy. Note: France's government OWNS approx. 41% of its industry and commerce. Of Frenchmen who actually are employed, about one half of them are employed by the government and its bureacracies.
French government's "enterprise" was to collude with Saddam's regime and the United Nations in a fraudulent scheme. Violating UN sanctions caused Iraqui's depriviations which were blamed on the U.S. through anti-American propaganda. Le Plus Grand Hypocrite Pres. Chirac loudly shouted anti-Americanisms and Bush-Hate propaganda.
If Americans had to depend on the conglomerate Media establishment, we would never be informed of true facts and factual truth. Clue: a conglomerate ownership of press/media is not a FREE and CREDIBLE PRESS!
I could go on and on...having an outrage moment.