yes, we must protect individual liberty with mob rule. democracy = mob rule I thought you were smart... I guess not.
It Can Happen Here https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2018/06/28/hitlers-rise-it-can-happen-here/ … via @nybooks
An effective warning. Speak out, hold the line; we must protect democracy and the rule of law from this disease.
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Mr. Dennett you're better than this. The author clearly notes at the end that it effectively can't.
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He most certainly does not say it cannot happen. He says that the protection "lies in individual conscience". Unless that conscience is expressed and coupled with action it can and likely will happen.
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And S. Lewis
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The whole paragraph so relevant to now In the United Statespic.twitter.com/lGxXkkIswj
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You're right. It can happen here. Thanks for the cogent reminder.
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Somehow you are suggesting that Trump could single-handedly do away with congress and the supreme court the way Hitler effectively did in 1933? I think not.
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Singlehandedlly! Read the article again.
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Demagogues gain traction as a result of deteriorating conditions. We have allowed systemic flaws in our society to go unaddressed. We do not share natural wealth equally. We do not account for econ. externalities. Anger & frustration build as ppl perceive injustice, bleak future.pic.twitter.com/on0QXpgTgv
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