The philosopher John Gray once noted that the reason people turn to authoritarian dictators is they promise to alleviate them of boredom. It is much the same emotional response that seen young men cheering going to war in 1914.SeaGypsy wrote:You don't live in a real democracy, only think you do.
The modern democratic world is frustrating and boring, full of compromises and deals. It exists in an international framework of economic system that leaves states with little latitude for bold action. It is the stuff of committees and councils. Where as these authoritarian regimes seem to offer (to the simple minded) a clean break from all that unity of purpose and clarity of action. So a few weasely students or musicians get beaten up or locked up. The glorious state marches forward.
The motivation of the ultranationalists leaders like Farage and Salmond, one simple answer to all your problems.
Free yourselves of the burdens of compromising between factions and rally behind the all loving caudillo.
What was that line from the Star Wars prequels, "so this is how democracy dies, with thunderous applause".
All the dim lights of our group who want to talk big, make big sweeping declarations without having to bother with getting into the nitty gritty of life (there are no democracies, we are the real bad guys they are the good guys, Amerkkka vs freedom loving Putin etc), they all queue behind the simple and simple minded solution that if a movement is pushing for democracy, it must be bad.
Peak oil dot com. Very much a home to fascism.
