24 Apr 2007

Extermination of civil society

Naomi Wolf writes in The Guardian today about the recipe for the march to fascism, and how the US is slouching in that direction. Yes, yes, all of the "Bush is Hitler" parallels are tired, but he's not the real problem – it goes far beyond him. Sinclair Lewis warned us long ago, but we have allowed our institutions to corrode to a dangerous point. There is so little independent media with any real voice left that it can be effectively silenced at a very high level (and there are plenty of examples of how it is already happening). (via BoingBoing)
After reading the above, note today's example: Tom DeLay says Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are "getting very, very close to treason".

No comments: