Yeah....I posted this in the comments section of The Existentialist Cowboy's blog....but I still like it....
Skepticism is the chastity of the intellect, and it is shameful to surrender it too soon or to the first comer; there is nobility in preserving it coolly and proudly through long youth, until at last, in the ripeness of instinct and discretion it can be safely exchanged for fidelity and happiness. George Santayana, American Philosopher
When September 11 happened we carelessly squandered our chastity (skepticism) and let Bush have his way with us.
Our questioning of even his most outrageous claims (Osama and Saddam were in league with each other; The "smoking gun could be a mushroom shaped cloud) stopped altogether...
In short, we whored ourselves for patriotism...and we gave ourselves away at a shamefully cheap price.
sigh.....
"What did we learn Charlie Brown? What did we learn?"
