How Far We Have Fallen

[Fred Sanders]

1. Why did America stray from it's founding principles?

"Why do we accept this crude and injurious public behavior? Why do we now expect so very little from a major presidential aspirant? How have we managed to stray so completely from maintaining even embarrassingly low intellectual standards for our presidential candidates?"

Because America strayed from it's founding principles when the only business given protection in the Constitution abandoned it's quid pro quo promise to guard America from the fascists and zealots and liars and conmen and did so by simply and systematically abandoning all pretence of valuing truth.


As famously said by journalist A. J. Liebling, "Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one." The individuals, businesses, and organizations that own a means of publication are able to publish information and opinions without government interference, and cannot be compelled by the government to publish information and opinions that they disagree with. For example, the owner of a printing press cannot be required to print advertisements for a political opponent, even if the printer normally accepts commercial printing jobs.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_the_United_States