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I am not a subject. I am a citizen
I never considered the distinction between those two nouns until I read Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945, by Richard Overy. In laying out every detail leading to and encompassing World War II, Overy tells us that the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fascism, Government, Human rights, Jan 6, political campaigns, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, The Facts of Life, The god problem, Trumpism, voting rights, War on women
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, American citizenship, democracy, despots, Einsatzgruppen, Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom, Hitler, Hungary, MAGA, Pico della Mirandola, Richard Overy, strongmen, subjects and citizens, the Talmud, Third Reich, Thomas Jefferson, World War II
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Charles Koch says…”Oops.”
What follows was the last item on the latest Harper’s Weekly Report: In a new book, the longtime GOP megadonor Charles Koch called for Americans to bridge political divides and expressed regret for the harmful effects of his partisanship. “Boy, … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Koch Bros Final Solution to Democracy, Racism, The Facts of Life, The filthy rich, voting rights
Tagged "What's The Matter With Kansas?", Charles Koch, dark money, Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom, Hillary Clinton, James McGill Buchanan, Jane Mayer, Koch Bros final solution to democracy, Koch Machine, libertarianism, Neu Wannsee Conference, Thomas Frank, vast right wing conspiracy, Wichita Kansas
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Can you bear another Trump pathology? It’s necrophilia
This is one of those “many years ago, I read…” things. So… Many years ago, when I was reading biographies of Hitler, I learned that (1) he could be called a necrophiliac and (2) necrophilia, literally “love of death,” was … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID 19, Erich Fromm, Hitler, John D. Mayer, love of death, Mary Trump, necrophilia, necrophilism, orgasm, Trump
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