"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
Fear Not the Gallows, Ye Radicals
"To paraphrase Stephan Molyneux, empires grant a certain amount of liberty to their citizens in order to make us more happy, efficient, and productive, and thus encourage more economic growth--which they then exploit through taxation to expand their own profit and power. Likewise, it is more efficient to maintain a fa?ade of liberal democracy over other methods. If the people find it favorable, it makes it so much easier for the ruling class to claim and defend a sense of legitimacy--and thus maintain power and privilege." Column by Marcel Votlucka.
0
Your rating: None
- Login to post comments
User Login
Search This Site
Recent comments
-
It's certainly a step in the right direction.3 weeks 8 hours ago
-
They may be in control of someone else. But they are NOT in...3 weeks 4 days ago
-
More prescient than one would have realized after the experi...3 weeks 5 days ago
-
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=6333527 weeks 4 days ago
-
“Madness is something rare in individuals — but...31 weeks 4 days ago
-
I wouldn't be surprised to learn that it's some kind...31 weeks 4 days ago
-
And they're just the ones that got caught.31 weeks 4 days ago
-
The fruits of Marxism: Complete and total insanity.42 weeks 6 days ago
-
Fortunately, he now has the money and the influence to not n...1 year 9 weeks ago
-
Look at the timing. They don't want CIA/MI6 funded...1 year 9 weeks ago
more