In my life I have never felt less free to express my opinions. What have we done to the world? There have always been generational differences and youthful rebellion. What is unusual at the moment is that the older generations are saying that we need more freedom and should welcome different perspectives and ways of… Continue reading Never Less Free
Tag: totalitarianism
Unintended Consequences in History
Almost two thousand years ago, Julius Caesar appointed himself as dictator for life and was subsequently assassinated by the Roman Senate whose intention was to save the Roman Republic and its system of democracy. The unintended outcome was the end of the Roman Republic and the establishment of the Roman Empire, ruled by an Emperor… Continue reading Unintended Consequences in History
Contemporary Totalitarianism and the Successors of the Red Guard
I recently read about the Four Olds of the Chinese Cultural Revolution which were Old Ideas, Old Culture, Old Customs, and Old Habits. The campaign by the Red Guard against these took place because they are pre-communist ideas and so they needed to be replaced with other things more in line with communist thought.I wonder… Continue reading Contemporary Totalitarianism and the Successors of the Red Guard