I must admit, not all Americans are stupid, uninterested, too patriotic or using rhetoric that was in fashion here in the 30-ies and 40-ies within the circles of the very questionable politicians and demagogues. Of course, we already new that, and my tone is seriously biased when it comes to describing Americans. But that has it’s roots in the relentless stream of stupidity one sees coming from that country.
Now mister Joe Conason has written a very lucid and funny book on the lying machine that seems to form the core of republican politics in the US. In my opinion, one does oneself a big favor by reading this book as ammunition for those parties where one bumps into Americans. They seem to bee untroubled by the impossibility of being in the most democratic country and leader of the free world, and at the same time, have a president they all seem to have voted against. (“I didn’t vote Bush, he was conned into the White House!” Yeah, right!) Sorry guys, but you get what you deserve, especially if you have a media machine like yours. Pity in any form is entirely misplaced.
