Is there any more condescending way to express the thought "YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO SACRIFICE YOUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR THE GOOD OF THE STATE"?
I just can't imagine the sort of brain-disease necessary to think that 1.) the State, as it exists, is worthy of sacrifice 2.) imperialist war good 3.) you should be willing to suffer discomfort or death so your masters can prosecute a war on the other side of the world against a people who are not remotely a threat to anyone living in this country.
I can remember, back in middle-school, when they taught us the difference between liberalism and fascism (or maybe it was democracy and totalitarianism) they said fascism is defined by "the glorification of the state above the individual."
Is there any more condescending way to express the thought "YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO SACRIFICE YOUR HEALTH AND WELLBEING FOR THE GOOD OF THE STATE"?
I just can't imagine the sort of brain-disease necessary to think that 1.) the State, as it exists, is worthy of sacrifice 2.) imperialist war good 3.) you should be willing to suffer discomfort or death so your masters can prosecute a war on the other side of the world against a people who are not remotely a threat to anyone living in this country.
I can remember, back in middle-school, when they taught us the difference between liberalism and fascism (or maybe it was democracy and totalitarianism) they said fascism is defined by "the glorification of the state above the individual."