You'll probably encounter this article by Clive James in Slate all across the interwebs today, accompanied by shrieking cries of "fascist", "wingnut" and "moonbat", and appeals to Godwin.
Take a few minutes and read this, and think long and hard about where we are, where we're going, and where we're likely to end up.
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