By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026They want us to think that our neighbors are irrational and foolish, and we, too, are irrational and foolish, and our safety and prosperity is only safeguarded if we seek out the few who are born to rule and liberate them from petty niceties and regulations that democracy and rule of law demand. 17 1202
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026In other words, the paradigm of democracy is that all of us are capable of both wise self-governance and self-rationalized misgovernance, and each of us has a useful perspective to contribute. 18/ 1113
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/05/2026The fascist paradigm is that we can't be trusted to rule ourselves, and only the people who are born with "good blood" are capable of directing our lives: pluralistic.net/2025/05/20/b... 19/pluralistic.netPluralistic: The meritocracy to eugenics pipeline (20 May 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow 3161