Article: COLUMN: Propaganda, not common sense, rules modern life

Robert Ahlstrom
University Wire
05-06-2003
(Ka Leo O Hawaii) (U-WIRE) HONOLULU -- My friend is missing. Some suggest he is dead, but surely he is just hiding. His name is Common Sense. Even with many descriptions, you wouldn't recognize him. Ageless, no one really knows how old he was, since his birth record was transferred to the Bureau of Home Security only to get lost in bureaucratic red tape.

Lately, he has been rejected, overworked and shamed. One shame Common Sense endures is Iraq. He trusted those who said Iraq has world-class destructive weapons. Common Sense said to confirm, but he was ignored. Propaganda suggested we believe what we're told is truth and convinced us Iraq could ...

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