Monbiot believes that the only way to save democracy is to silence any opposition.
A rightwing insurrection is usurping our democracy For 30 years big business, neoliberal thinktanks and the media have colluded to capture our political system. They’re winning
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I see these people as rightwing vanguardists, mobilising first to break and then to capture a political system that is meant to belong to all of us. Like Marxist insurrectionaries, they often talk about smashing things, about “creative destruction”, about the breaking of chains and the slipping of leashes. But in this case they appear to be trying to free the rich from the constraints of democracy. And at the moment they are winning.
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A rightwing insurrection is usurping our democracy | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian
George Orwell was prophetic. Newspeak is rapidly subverting freedom.
“Like Marxist insurrectionaries…”
Is he referring to the White House? Leftists are truly mentally ill.
Conservatives want to remain a constitutional representative republic, they are not the party “Hoping” to ‘Change” our country. Egypt has democracy, and they can keep it.
Add sore losers to the leftist list of characteristics.
I didn’t realize it was the job of democracy to free the rich from the constraints of their wealth, or whatever it was he was trying to say. Maybe he was thinking of something else.
The right has captured the media? Except for conservative talk radio, the media is obviously liberal. This guy is delusional.
Please join Monbiot and think as one. Once you are assimilated into the hive, you’ll understand debate is not required.
/sarc off