SLSL Succession of the Criminally Insane

[Paul Mackin]

On Mon, 2003-02-10 at 10:49, Steve Maas wrote:
> "(...) that succession of the criminally insane who have enjoyed power since 
> 1945."
> 
> How could any thinking person seriously doubt the essential truth of this 
> observation?


Is "essential truth" another way of saying "catchy slogan truth?"

Please define the following:
essential truth
criminally insane
thinking person

P.