In the past two days, Obama-the-Sainted has provided insight into the dimensions of his planned reign. He has told us that “we rise or fall as one nation, as one people.” He has further informed us that “Americans want action, not ideology and bickering.”
These words have a familiar tone. The collective mindset, unimpeded by philosophically principled debate, is not new. It was once said that:
“Democracy is talking itself to death. The people do not know what
they want; they do not know what is the best for them. There is
too much foolishness, too much lost motion. I have stopped the
talk and the nonsense. I am a man of action. Democracy is
beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America
will see that some day.”
Or, consider these words:
“The Fascist conception of the State is all-embracing; outside of
it no human or spiritual values can exist, much less have value.
Thus understood, Fascism is totalitarian, and the Fascist State –
a synthesis and a unit inclusive of all values – interprets,
develops, and potentiates the whole life of a people.”
The speaker of these last two sets of quotations was, of course, Benito Mussolini, whose political symbolism – the “fascisti” – still dominates the front wall of the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives!
11:49 am on November 25, 2008
