Freud, Sigmund: A Man So Dissatisfied With

We All Need A Bit Of Self-delusion. It Gets Us Over The Difficult Spots.

An Individual Who Stands Out, Or Disagrees Or Takes Risks Is A Danger To Such Systems And Is Effortlessly And, Unconsciously Sidelined.

Which Is Ideology? Which Not? You Shall Know Them By Their Assertion Of Truth, Their Contempt For Considered Reflection, And Their Fear Of Debate.

In General, Democracy And Individualism Have Advanced In Spite Of And Often Against Specific Economic Interest. Both Democracy And Individualism Have Been Based Upon Financial Sacrifice, Not Gain. Even In Athens, A Large Part Of The 7,000 Citizens Who Participated Regularly In Assemblies Were Farmers Who Had To Give Up Several Days' Work To Go Into Town To Talk And Listen.

After A Period In Which Technocrats Attempted To Become Stars And Stars To Become Politicians, The Political Void Has Been Occupied By The Force Of Mediocrity, Which Can Easily Master Enough Of The Star Techniques To Produce Inoffensive Personalities And Enough Of The Rational Vocabulary To Create The Sounds Of Competence.