“The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didn't betray it I'd be ashamed of myself.”
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If there was an observer on Mars, they would probably be amazed that we have survived this long.
Concentration of executive power, unless it's very temporary and for specific circumstances, let's say fighting world war two, it's an assault on democracy.
If you are working 50 hours a week in a factory, you don't have time to read 10 newspapers a day and go back to declassified government archives. But such people may have far-reaching insights into the way the world works.
Real popular culture is folk art - coalminers' songs and so forth.
