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What will the wave of anger against elites you are telling us about have to do with anything progressive? It will just usher in fascism. Some revolution.
by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 01:29:16 PM EST
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I never made a value judgement on the end result, I just said that either the elites would moderate their greed or there will, within a few years, be outbreaks of civil disorder that may become difficult to control.

I agree that it will tend towards a form of authoritarian fascism in some areas, US & UK most likely. E Europe quite likely.

But as I don't believe in the possibility of egalitarian Revolution, authoitarianism is the only one on the table. You get egalitarianism through democratic evolution, but we kinda blew that 50 years back when we got smug and decided to ossify our politics in search of monsters under the bed.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sun Oct 12th, 2008 at 01:39:02 PM EST
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I never made a value judgement on the end result, I just said that either the elites would moderate their greed or there will, within a few years, be outbreaks of civil disorder that may become difficult to control.

?

This sounds like a judgment to me:

Would I condemn the tumbrils in such circumstances ? Rough justice is sometimes better than none when the scales move too far.



Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.
by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 05:01:03 AM EST
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Ah, for so long your wilful circularity has been absent. I see you bring it back to us finely tuned and honed.

keep to the Fen Causeway
by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 05:37:23 AM EST
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Where is the "wilful circularity"?

First you deny what you clearly said, then you refuse to acknowledge it when it's pointed out. Maybe you should have taken the opportunity to "finely tune and hone" your text :-)

Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner - that I moved to Nice.

by Ted Welch (tedwelch-at-mac-dot-com) on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 06:18:32 AM EST
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You have been greatly missed.  :-)
by ATinNM on Mon Oct 13th, 2008 at 04:15:33 PM EST
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