We all know that power is supposed to corrupt, but fail to recognise the extent to which it does so.
Most importantly, we fail to recognise that the primary purpose of the state is to facilitate the abuse of power to the personal advantage of its elites & favoured clients.
Most importantly, we fail to recognise that the primary purpose of the state is to facilitate the abuse of power to the personal advantage of its elites & favoured clients.
The power of the state used to be divided between a warrior class, which provided the muscle & power of the sword, & a priestly class, which provided the brains & power of the Word, i.e. moral authority.
The two principal forms of power now are Money & Moral Authority.
The two principal forms of power now are Money & Moral Authority.
The abuse of money (the most versatile form of power) is manifest, but rationalised.
The abuse of moral authority, however, goes largely unrecognised. It was, & continues to be, abused in imposing the madness of mass immigration & DIVERSITY on Western societies.
The abuse of moral authority, however, goes largely unrecognised. It was, & continues to be, abused in imposing the madness of mass immigration & DIVERSITY on Western societies.
Those who abuse moral authority are moral supremacists, who will accuse me of HATE & RACISM, for trying to point this abuse out.
I do not hate them back, because that would create a vicious circle of mutual hatred & self-harm, & besides, they know not what they do.
I do not hate them back, because that would create a vicious circle of mutual hatred & self-harm, & besides, they know not what they do.
They see themselves as genuine moral authorities, rather than as the moral supremacists I recognise them as.
For example, 3 eminent British journalists: #DavidAaronovitch, #NickCohen & #GeorgeMonbiot, all of whom I'd like as friends & allies, if only they'd open their eyes.
For example, 3 eminent British journalists: #DavidAaronovitch, #NickCohen & #GeorgeMonbiot, all of whom I'd like as friends & allies, if only they'd open their eyes.
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