Re: in a Stalinist country, take 'populism' with a one ton grain of salt
Jun 26, 2009, 14:37
PMM wrote:
Currently, the authority of the state seems to be most harshly directed against those that wish to turn us aside from ever increasing consumerism.
Absolutely. In fact a prerequisite for the kind of "constitutional authoritarianism" I'm talking about would be the dissolution or overthrow of current political institutions.
I'm certainly not suggesting we get Alistair Darling, David Cameron and Geoff Hoon to usher in our bright sustainable future.