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To: Right-wing Librarian
We've been conditioned to recoil and reject "dictatorship", "monarchy" and other forms of totalitarians, on the premise that "self-government" is better.

But "self-government" is a sham, equated for the most part with conducting a vote. It's a sham because there is no way to rein-in the growth of unaccountable government. Further, at this point, a majority of the public sees the government as its sugar daddy, so elections are driven by nonsense, not by sound principle.

And totalitarianism, be it via a dictator or a monarch, is not per se "bad." Some dictators have done better for the populace they govern, than our elected officials do. By "better," I mean that the dictators give the public more freedom than our elected aristocracy and governing class allow.

15 posted on 03/31/2016 3:25:12 PM PDT by Cboldt
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To: Cboldt

I’d have to agree with what you have written. My Dad used to say his preference for government was a “benign totalitarian” one. : )


17 posted on 03/31/2016 3:55:23 PM PDT by Right-wing Librarian
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To: Cboldt
And totalitarianism, be it via a dictator or a monarch, is not per se "bad." Some dictators have done better for the populace they govern, than our elected officials do. By "better," I mean that the dictators give the public more freedom than our elected aristocracy and governing class allow.

You're confusing totalitarianism with authoritarianism (at least I hope you are). The latter can be benevolent. The former is always a nightmare.

22 posted on 03/31/2016 6:55:41 PM PDT by Zionist Conspirator (The "end of history" will be worldwide Judaic Theocracy.)
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