Mencken on Elections
Well, we’re almost there. After hearing so much about all the good things about this election, its historic nature, a watershed event, etc., I thought a bit of cynicism should be inserted into the orgasmic media frenzy that’s been building for 18 months or so.
Don’t get me wrong. I think everyone should vote, and I think every election is important. But it seems to me a reality check is in order at this point.
H.L. Mencken, an American writer and an acerbic critic of American life and culture, had this to say once upon a time:
“Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule — and both commonly succeed, and are right.”
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