As I read this book I was constantly struck by how utterly awful and idiotic the majority of the men involved in this whole sorry farce were. Small people with big, cruel ideas who were too hungry for money or fame or recognition to stop even for a minute to think about what they were doing. It reads like something a bunch of teenagers would cook up rather than a bunch of 'highly respected' individuals with good jobs and the ability to vote. It's fascinating but ludicrous and they deserved everything they got in the end.