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Thus, in a country where more and more is for the state, where virtually nothing is outside the state, and where, aside from pointless complaints, nothing against the state is permitted, Americans have become ideal fascist citizens. Like the average German during the years that Hitler ruled Germany, most Americans today, inhabiting one of the most pervasively controlled countries in the history of the world, think they are free. 1. org/wiki/Italian_Fascism. 6 Consent of the Governed? WHAT GIVES SOME people the right to rule others?
The bite-size commentaries I present here are not simply a hodge-podge of ungrounded opinion, testaments to my idiosyncrasies, but neither do I purport to offer them as scholarly fare. Nevertheless, there is no gainsaying that as a scholar of forty-seven years’ standing, I often express myself in a way that reflects that background and learning. The collection ends with three pieces that I wrote just for fun. If the reader should find these amusing—and perhaps find reasons to smile elsewhere in the book, as well—I shall be especially pleased.
Nevertheless, there is no gainsaying that as a scholar of forty-seven years’ standing, I often express myself in a way that reflects that background and learning. The collection ends with three pieces that I wrote just for fun. If the reader should find these amusing—and perhaps find reasons to smile elsewhere in the book, as well—I shall be especially pleased. Life is grim enough without our burrowing constantly into its darkest recesses. PART I Politics and the State 1 It's Who You Know GOVERNMENTS ARE MANAGED by elites who are beholden to somewhat larger elites for support.