donjeffries (@donjeffries)

As H.L. Mencken said, "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.” The dreaded Hun, Hitler, "the Japs," Castro, Noriega, Qaddafi, Hussein, Bin Laden, and now Putin. The message is always the same: pay no attention to the countless problems here, which your corrupt leaders never solve. Focus on the latest bogeyman. Trust us- we never lie to you.