American Memory Deficit Disorder “Why are Americans so quick to forget even the most
egregious political outrages, when the rest of the world
seems to have no trouble holding grudges for centuries?” Abuse of the political process — most recently the Supreme Court’s underhandedness in giving the election to the illegitimate son, or Dubya’s lies about his drunk driving conviction or his military service, which lost him not one percentage point in popularity — seems predicated on the confidence that the public will forget soon enough and ‘get over it.’ “When no one remembers what you did wrong, being American means never having to say you’re sorry.” Mother Jones