EROSION

I suppose ‘erosion’ can mean a lot of things.
It is a natural process in nature.
Natural forces wash away a surface, changing the surface of whatever is being ‘eroded’.

Perhaps it is a natural process in human nature as well.

Perhaps over the decades and centuries, behaviors and customs long taken for granted give way to modifications, even to revocations.

We at The Study thought of this as we note some of the ‘changes’ taking place in this election season of 2008:

Flagrant acceptance of illegal campaign donations via electronic means

Refusal of msm to question one candidate regarding significantly troubling professional/personal associations

Harassment of citizens by one candidate’s campaign for daring to ask legitimate questions

Failure of msm to challenge impossible campaign promises by one candidate

Msm and media intense ridicule of one slate of candidates/not the other

Official toleration of illegal voter registrations w/o concern for effect on election outcomes

Toleration of the idea that personal id is a normal requirement for a host of important everyday transactions but not in the matter of exercising the right to vote…as in buying smokes or booze but not in casting a ballot

We could go on.

But you get the idea.