The honoring of power over reason is that which makes one an authoritarian. For the Authoritarian, power is more important than laws. Laws become whatever Authoritarians impose on others. Authoritarians are far more likely to exhibit “sloppy reasoning, highly-compartmentalized beliefs, double standards, hypocrisy, self-blindness, a profound ethnocentrism, and — to top it all off —…
“The ruling class’s appetite for deference, power and perks grows.” From Angelo M. Codevilla’s America’s Ruling Class –And the Perils of Revolution … Who are these Ruling Class Orcs? Who are these aggressive scavengers and opportunistic Kulakovores? They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding. They are the Democrats and Republicans…
The Ruling Class Cannibals! Who are these Kulakovores? They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding. They are the Democrats and Republicans who accrue power unto themselves. They are the un-elected: the bureaucrats, the administrative state, the regulators, the social engineers, the ones whose careers are dependent on the government. …
The Ruling Class Cannibals! Who are these Kulakovores? They are Ruling Class America and the minions who do their hunter-gatherer bidding. They are the Democrats and Republicans who accrue power unto themselves. They are the bureaucrats, the administrative state, the regulators, the social engineers, the ones whose careers are dependent on the government, the ones…
Utopia comes from the Greek: οὐ (“not”) and τόπος (“place”) and means “no-place“, a non-existent place. ….. And now a few clarion words from Claremont Institute Senior Fellow Angelo M. Codevilla: “This dismissal of the American people’s intellectual, spiritual, and moral substance is the very heart of what our ruling class is about. Its…