Mencken on decadent societies
H.L. Mencken made this observation:
Civilization, in fact, grows more and more maudlin and hysterical; especially under democracy it tends to degenerate into a mere combat of crazes; the whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series of hobgoblins, most of them imaginary.
While the poster was referring to the sometimes farcical and frequently reason-defying antics known as “publicly visible airport security”, this quote can equally apply to certain other social control systems in other parts of the world.
Posted in Articles (Occasionals,) by R Cruickshank 31/12/07 11:50 AM Tags: cosmic wisdom, ha ha only serious, occasional
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