Matie's Corner: The Indiscreet Charm of Tyranny (part 5/5)

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

The Indiscreet Charm of Tyranny (part 5/5)

5 The terrifying thing about dictatorship is people’s willingness to believe in the divine aspirations of dictators. The hundreds of thousands of screaming, crying, praying, book-waving, flag-waving men and women in Beijing, Berlin, Moscow, or Pyongyang, worshiping their leaders, are not only doing... Sign in to see full entry.

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