Our Managed Democracy

TruthDig by Chalmers Johnson | May. 26, 2008 (Opinion)

The genius of our inverted totalitarian system "lies in wielding total power without appearing to, without establishing concentration camps, or enforcing ideological uniformity, or forcibly suppressing dissident elements so long as they remain ineffectual. ... A demotion in the status and stature of the 'sovereign people' to patient subjects is symptomatic of systemic change, from democracy as a method of 'popularizing' power to democracy as a brand name ... Full Story »

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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

The review presents a provocative and insightful view from the book. The presentation only gets weak when it finishes like an American movie, with a hopeful happy prognosis of living happily ever after some time bye and bye when things might get fixed. I would recommend the review for a quick read, and think the book could be quite worth reading.

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