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E'telekeli — (archived)

<*See also, "the people," "the masses," "the workers," "the Volk," "the collective," "the proletariat," and other choice terms the totalitarians use to help them pretend that they are destroying you for the greater good instead of just to gain raw power.

Just hadda ask: are "the citizens" and "the participating registered voters" included in those totalitarian euphemisms? Last time I looked, there's still no taxation without legislation in this country (or any of its political subdivisions), even if it's hidden in measures like parking meters and building permit fees. It may be 'the tyranny of the majority' to some, but it's still legal due process.

Let's also not forget: the people, as in "We, the people...", are alleged to be the beneficiaries of full participatory democracy and laissez faire economics, too. Raw power? In American politics? naaaaah....

(By the way, I think the above example from Publius ought to put paid to any speculation that he/she is either Mary Anne or me)

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