Re: Scienter and all that stuff

L. Todd Masco writes

I don't think it's nearly as black & white as you suggest: Our systems are not monolithic and some consitutional and democratic principles do still have some sway. Noam Chomsky discusses this when he talks about reasons for optimism.

Of course Noam Chomsky is optimistic - he favors limitless and absolute state power and the forcible and violent silencing of all those who deviate from political correctness. If I was campaigning to make a the US a totalitarian terrorist state, I would be full of optimism.