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A totally classic political essay - the old Birchers even make an appearance.
"It is the use of paranoid modes of expression by more or less normal people that makes the phenomenon significant."
Near the end of the essay, there are these four fantastic sentences:
"Perhaps the central situation conducive to the diffusion of the paranoid tendency is a confrontation of opposed interests which are (or are felt to be) totally irreconcilable, and thus by nature not susceptible to the normal political processes of bargain and compromise. The situation becomes worse when the representatives of a particular social interest—perhaps because of the very unrealistic and unrealizable nature of its demands—are shut out of the political process. Having no access to political bargaining or the making of decisions, they find their original conception that the world of power is sinister and malicious fully confirmed. They see only the consequences of power—and this through distorting lenses—and have no chance to observe its actual machinery."
Last edited by ParkTwain; 09-04-2009 at 10:13 PM..
I've actually looked at and see it was written in 1964. It accurately describes how history repeats, and follows the same track even 50 years on, from 1855 to 1951.
What that author had never heard of in 1964 were the neocons, and, sure enough, 50 years on, another particularly vile and freedom usurping, right wing paranoid group of criminals would emerge, and with the advent of modern technology, embark on a crusade of killing and violence against the innocent and pioneering the use of unmanned drones to kill people half a world away.
This whole controversy about Obama's speech to school kids is the perfect example of how paranoid they are. I have heard some of this paranoid GOP parents say that they do not want their kids to be "indoctrinated" by a two hour speech! Amazing!
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