Had to look Bernie up to see what her tweet said and it is shocking that she got arrested for it, especially as she said "if it is true" but even without it she should not have been arrested. Clearly the establishment are terrified that a significant part of the population are seething and ready to explode. I suspect they are right and that they will. It is going to be very painful!
This mutation is not Progress. It is Anti‑Progress — the reversal of the very conditions that once allowed societies to grow, innovate, and remain free. When a system becomes too rigid, too centralized, and too dependent on administrative control, it stops developing. It begins to contract. What we are witnessing is not advancement but the structural correction of a system that has exceeded its limits.
Had to look Bernie up to see what her tweet said and it is shocking that she got arrested for it, especially as she said "if it is true" but even without it she should not have been arrested. Clearly the establishment are terrified that a significant part of the population are seething and ready to explode. I suspect they are right and that they will. It is going to be very painful!
Sorry, I’d forgotten the screen grab! I’ve updated the article. Thanks for pointing this out!
''The most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help you'''.....Ronald Reagan.
This mutation is not Progress. It is Anti‑Progress — the reversal of the very conditions that once allowed societies to grow, innovate, and remain free. When a system becomes too rigid, too centralized, and too dependent on administrative control, it stops developing. It begins to contract. What we are witnessing is not advancement but the structural correction of a system that has exceeded its limits.
https://mises.org/power-market/why-stable-systems-fail-illusion-institutional-control
I've followed both you, Laura, and Bernie since the lockdown years and have your book 'A State of Fear'.
I remember listening to you on the Mike Graham show on Talk. You (and the others at Talk) kept me grounded during that crazy time.
This is a fascinating short interview and I'll have to get Bernie's book too!