." will puncture this narrative of the advantages of authoritarian government"
The utter insanity of those who argue for "the advantages of authoritarian government" in our time is revealed by their actions on the ground. In their libraries, they dream of a Philosopher King. In the real world, they are apologists for fucking Donald Trump.
." will puncture this narrative of the advantages of authoritarian government"
The utter insanity of those who argue for "the advantages of authoritarian government" in our time is revealed by their actions on the ground. In their libraries, they dream of a Philosopher King. In the real world, they are apologists for fucking Donald Trump.
In Plato's definition of the Philosopher King, the single qualifying trait that king had to have was that he did not want to do the job at all. Anyone who wanted it need not come around. I think that eliminates the vast bulk of the MAGA crowd at every level.
Douglas Adams also covers this in a work that is slightly cheaper and comes with a friendly, "Don't Panic" on the cover.
тАЬThe major problemтАФone of the major problems, for there are severalтАФone of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.
To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.тАЭ
Take your towel, but seriously noting what you said, there's no doubt that virtually all politicians are vain and some accede to great vanity . Imagine if they did it by the rules of "Musical Chairs."
And even for Vladimir Putin. In corners of the far right, there's a fantasy that the likes of Putin and Xi (and Orban) not only provide "stability" but truly love "their people" and are totally committed to serving their needs and interests -- and to protecting the national culture from the corrosive force of globalist liberalism. The same people, of course, believe that Trump is motivated by a pure, deep, self-sacrificing patriotism.
The fate of J6 alumni languishing in a DC jail, crushed that Trump didnтАЩt personally show up to go their bail puts the lie to such tender fantasies .... but those Trump true believers wonтАЩt know because itтАЩs not covered by OANN.
Right? You always end up with these jumped up, self-important fools that pile themselves under with decoration and self-aggrandizement while robbing the country blind. Even the vaguest knowledge of history shows that the bare difference between a Ghaddafi and a Putin is basically a matter of the scale on which their ambitions play out.
." will puncture this narrative of the advantages of authoritarian government"
The utter insanity of those who argue for "the advantages of authoritarian government" in our time is revealed by their actions on the ground. In their libraries, they dream of a Philosopher King. In the real world, they are apologists for fucking Donald Trump.
In Plato's definition of the Philosopher King, the single qualifying trait that king had to have was that he did not want to do the job at all. Anyone who wanted it need not come around. I think that eliminates the vast bulk of the MAGA crowd at every level.
Douglas Adams also covers this in a work that is slightly cheaper and comes with a friendly, "Don't Panic" on the cover.
тАЬThe major problemтАФone of the major problems, for there are severalтАФone of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manages to get people to let them do it to them.
To summarize: it is a well-known fact that those people who must want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it.
To summarize the summary: anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.тАЭ
Take your towel, but seriously noting what you said, there's no doubt that virtually all politicians are vain and some accede to great vanity . Imagine if they did it by the rules of "Musical Chairs."
And even for Vladimir Putin. In corners of the far right, there's a fantasy that the likes of Putin and Xi (and Orban) not only provide "stability" but truly love "their people" and are totally committed to serving their needs and interests -- and to protecting the national culture from the corrosive force of globalist liberalism. The same people, of course, believe that Trump is motivated by a pure, deep, self-sacrificing patriotism.
The fate of J6 alumni languishing in a DC jail, crushed that Trump didnтАЩt personally show up to go their bail puts the lie to such tender fantasies .... but those Trump true believers wonтАЩt know because itтАЩs not covered by OANN.
Yeah, people are watching too much high fantasy.
Right? You always end up with these jumped up, self-important fools that pile themselves under with decoration and self-aggrandizement while robbing the country blind. Even the vaguest knowledge of history shows that the bare difference between a Ghaddafi and a Putin is basically a matter of the scale on which their ambitions play out.