Discussing the Sad State of $tatism

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “The Sad State of $tatism…“…

Rayn: The sad state of $tatism…

“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars: the men they detest most iolently are those who try to tell the truth.” – H.L. Mencken

Steve L.: “The truth, indeed, is something that mankind, for some mysterious reason, instinctively dislikes. Every man who tries to tell it is unpopular, and even when, by the sheer strength of his case, he prevails, he is put down as a scoundrel.” ~ Chicago Tribune (23 May 1926), Henry Louis Mencken

The Sad State of $tatism…

As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Zero Aggression,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary

"The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars: the men they detest most iolently are those who try to tell the truth." - H.L. Mencken

“The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the greatest liars: the men they detest most iolently are those who try to tell the truth.” – H.L. Mencken

My CommentaryThe sad state of $tatism…