God Bless America (the Fascist Empire of, that is)

Umberto Eco has a nice discussion of "Eternal Fascism" here; yikes, it all sounds so familiar! He wrote it in 1995, so no one can accuse of him of tailoring his discussion to reflect present circumstances.

To everyone, be afraid, be very afraid.

PLEASE DO NOT SPEND YOUR TIME READING ANY OF THE COMMENTS BELOW, THEY ARE ALL SPAM. I THINK I MIGHT HAVE OFFENDED SOMEONE'S SENSIBILITIES ABOUT THE SYSTEM OF CONTROL OUR GOV'T USES ON ITS POPULATION.

personal responsibility (for everyone else but me)

i finally figured out that this is what conservative Republicans mean when they moan about personal responsibility. all this time i have thought that they were personally responsible, hence their admonishing others to be the same. actually, many are not yet they apparently feel justified to compel others to do so.

damn, another one of those double standards! hmmm, power does have its rewards, doesn't it?