My one question is whether this is anything new, or are they just dropping the pretense? The world has always been full of people who flip back and forth between being authoritarians when they approve of the authority and libertarians/anarchists when they don't, with no room for anything in between (such as liberal democracy).
My one question is whether this is anything new, or are they just dropping the pretense? The world has always been full of people who flip back and forth between being authoritarians when they approve of the authority and libertarians/anarchists when they don't, with no room for anything in between (such as liberal democracy).
Exactly. The only disagreement is over whether you are on the neck or the foot end of the boot. There are very few people who disagree with the existence of the boot.
My one question is whether this is anything new, or are they just dropping the pretense? The world has always been full of people who flip back and forth between being authoritarians when they approve of the authority and libertarians/anarchists when they don't, with no room for anything in between (such as liberal democracy).
Exactly. The only disagreement is over whether you are on the neck or the foot end of the boot. There are very few people who disagree with the existence of the boot.
And a good argument for liberal democracy is that it's rare for the boot to be confined to the people you want it used on.