{"id":27,"date":"2006-01-17T10:44:16","date_gmt":"2006-01-17T15:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/17\/credo-from-attention-deficit-democracy\/"},"modified":"2006-01-17T11:27:44","modified_gmt":"2006-01-17T16:27:44","slug":"credo-from-attention-deficit-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2006\/01\/17\/credo-from-attention-deficit-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"“Credo” from Attention Deficit Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Credo for the New American Patriotism<\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n

I believe:<\/font><\/p>\n

That politicians are more honest than they seem;<\/font> <\/font><\/p>\n

That government is more competent than it appears;<\/font> <\/font>That government is benevolent, regardless of how much<\/p>\n

it wastes or how many people it harms;<\/p>\n

That citizens must trust the government, regardless of how often it lies;<\/p>\n

That democracy is a panacea, regardless of how often it fails;<\/p>\n

That freedom is whatever the president says it is, pending revision.<\/p>\n

\u2014James Bovard, Attention Deficit Democracy<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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