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One thing that I am reminded of in the current zeitgeist with respect to capitalism and democracy is the 1930s and its condemnation of democracy as outdated and
by pnathan 15y ago
One thing that I am reminded of in the current zeitgeist with respect to capitalism and democracy is the 1930s and its condemnation of democracy as outdated and how fascism was the progressive way forward.
- rmc 15y agoInteresting. Got a link?
- pnathan 15y agoUnfortunately not; the most recent book I read on the period was Gathering Storm, by W. S. Churchill (not the most unbiased observer, but very engaging reading).
- synor 15y agoAlso, that time gave rise to the Technocracy Movement, which proposed an allegedly new way to run society other than by dictatorship or democracy.
- swalsh 15y agoFrom this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy#Technocracy_movement http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technocracy#Technocracy_movemen... The idea of currency based on energy units is quite intriguing. It makes me wonder how our world would change.
- sliverstorm 15y agoIt might actually be, but we won't find out any time soon. Nazi Germany put such a stain on fascism, it will be quite a while before it is taken seriously.