“Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requires the end of checks and balances, the dissolution of opposition parties, the suspension of freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Do not fall for it.”
Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny
The consumer and the organic economy are flat on their back.
The US recovery is centered on the financial bailouts and military spending.
Military Keynesianism, aka the Military-Industrial Complex
