November 3, 2012 |
The mainstream media and even Democrats have been slow to call Mitt Romney's deliberate falsehoods "lies." But after just calling them what they are, it is also important to analyze their meaning. Lies on Romney's scale do not simply show contempt for the intelligence of American
voters. They show contempt for democracy, and display some of the
features of capitalist dictatorship of a sort that was common in the
late twentieth century. Mohammad Reza Pahlevi in Iran, Alfredo
Stroessner in Paraguay, Park Hung Chee in South Korea and P.W. Boetha in
South Africa are examples of this form of government. Capitalist
dictatorship has declined around the world in favor of capitalist
parliamentarism, in part because of the rising power of middle and
working classes in the global South. Monday, November 5, 2012
5 Disturbing Signs Romney Would Steer Us to Towards a Capitalist Dictatorship
November 3, 2012 |
The mainstream media and even Democrats have been slow to call Mitt Romney's deliberate falsehoods "lies." But after just calling them what they are, it is also important to analyze their meaning. Lies on Romney's scale do not simply show contempt for the intelligence of American
voters. They show contempt for democracy, and display some of the
features of capitalist dictatorship of a sort that was common in the
late twentieth century. Mohammad Reza Pahlevi in Iran, Alfredo
Stroessner in Paraguay, Park Hung Chee in South Korea and P.W. Boetha in
South Africa are examples of this form of government. Capitalist
dictatorship has declined around the world in favor of capitalist
parliamentarism, in part because of the rising power of middle and
working classes in the global South. 
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