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“The mob is primarily a group in which the residue of all classes are represented. This makes it so easy to mistake the mob for the people, which also comprises all strata of society. While the people in all great revolutions fight for true representation, the mob always will shout for the “strong man,” the “great leader.” For the mob hates society from which it is excluded, as well as Parliament where it is not represented.” Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
October 4, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Nationalists are always racists and imperialists at heart. They don’t want independence, they want power. Also note the use of “meritocracy” here - this is what they really mean by that word, because they start from the assumption that they are superior.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Quote from boneheaded UK nazi: “Alternative history is interesting; if Britain had not fought in WW1 and WW2, it would not have had to rely on America for economic support, and it would have had the independence to act accordingly. Britain could have developed India, Cyprus, Fiji, Malta, Saint Lucia, Seychelles, the Bahamas, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand. In the coming meritocracy, perhaps Britain could regain some of these nations.”
August 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM