Politics, Spin and the Truth

The realm of political discourse has always been froth with distortion, duplicity and deceit; but recent decades have seen these practices refined to high art. Only degrees separate even the most trustworthy public servant today. On a rare occasion you may find that lone example that may buck this culture, but the odds of knowing with certitude who that person is, can be as difficult as understanding the tax code. How did we get into this malaise of social behavior? 

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