Dingo the Dissident

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Friday 13 July 2012

"In the United States, the majority

undertakes to supply a multitude of ready-made opinions
for the use of individuals, who are thus relieved from the necessity
of forming opinions of their own."

...[THUS]...

"I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind
and real freedom of discussion as in America."

- Alexis de Tocqueville

3 comments:

Jindra K. Hrdlička said...

OK. If not in USA, where else ?

Wofl said...

Well, surprisingly, in Russia - where Old Believers still exist, and Tuvans have returned to their pre-Soviet, pre-capitalist ways of life. Though this may not last much longer, as Putin delivers even the taiga into the greedy hands of his minions.

Alma Kaselis said...

...sadly it is very true..as i know it.