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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Truth Has Fallen and Taken Liberty With It

By Paul Craig Roberts

There was a time when the pen was mightier than the sword. That was a time when people believed in truth and regarded truth as an independent power and not as an auxiliary for government, class, race, ideological, personal, or financial interest.

Today Americans are ruled by propaganda. Americans have little regard for truth, little access to it, and little ability to recognize it.

Truth is an unwelcome entity. It is disturbing. It is off limits. Those who speak it run the risk of being branded “anti-American,” “anti-semite” or “conspiracy theorist.”

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Note: Word has it that this is Paul Craig Roberts last column. He's done a lot of great work and sacrificed his mainstream positions in pursuit of truth. His columns will be missed.

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