Whether we are facing a long drawn out election process or a recession, some things never change. As we watch the news events of current affairs unfold we often get caught up in the moment and yet something inside us tells us, "oh, we have been through this before!" And so goes the saying; "Those who fail to understand history are doomed to repeat it!"
Thus, the sound and fury of current affairs and news events once again repeats in an endless cycle. Still, some say that; "It is different this time." Yah, sure, that's what they all say and in the end we see those words were wrong, just like before in the ever re-running loop of human endeavors. To best illuminate my point about current affairs, I would like to point to a book you should read:
"20-years Censored News" by Carl Jensen and Project Censored.
This book is a hoot and it has cartoons in it by Tom Tomorrow, which makes it quite humorous and you'll indeed get a laugh out of it, and with that said this whole book would be funny if, it were not indeed so close to reality that it is scary. Take the current events of today, Obama running for president with lots of popular support as if he could do no wrong. Meanwhile the US is on the brink of another war this time with Iran, who promises us that it is not building nuclear weapons, yet continues to enrich uranium.
Then compare these events to the events of past periods; The Russians in Cuba, Henry Kissinger's Essays and the fall of Howard Dean, thanks to the massive media attack. You see the current events and news is still being censored, but somehow every thinks and still believes in it. Funny really and that is what this current affairs book is all about.