What is democracy but platitudes and dog whistles? The national direction is quietly predetermined — it’s not up for debate. The president’s role is to sell it to the public; you might say he’s the public-relations director in chief: “. . . my Administration will seize this decisive decade to advance America’s vital interests, position the United More

The post Before the Bombs Come the Platitudes appeared first on CounterPunch.org.

This post was originally published on CounterPunch.org.