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The Reichstag Fire Next Time
The coming crackdown. By Masha Gessen.
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These are the best wars. The war on drugs is another example. How do you win a war on drugs? The point was never to win, but to give more power to the government.
I guess this deserves another posting of the quote from Göring: "the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
Man, that is exceptionally well written.
It is inevitable that after constructing such a monolithic power system, galvanized with the event of 9-11, that some monster will use it. Whether it's Trump, or someone else, there will be tyranny.