American Doublethink
Democracy is the best political system. I’m glad the courts threw out that voter initiative. Discrimination is wrong. We need hiring and admissions quotas to correct past injustices. I care about the poor. Let’s raise cigarette, sales, and gas taxes. I believe in charity. We need to collect more tax money for assistance programs. The war is evil, but I support our troops. A volunteer army victimizes the poor. We should conscript the troops. I would never assault someone just because they are doing something I don’t care for. I’ll call the police instead.…