I often think of Scudder these days. In reading *Why Hitler Came to Power* by Theodore Abel, a sociological study based on 600 autobiographies of members of the Nazi party published in 1938, I found differences between Germany in '35 and USA in 2005. Bush isn't quite as idealized as Germany's perpetual leader and the ideal of a Democratic Republic is not denigrated as much by America's radical rollback party. To say that democracy is praised and Bush isn't idealized by the right would be incorrect.
US public schools present history as the stories of great leaders which is not a good thing at all and partially explains the idealization of our temporary political leaders and presidents. Spider Robinson - "I've delivered the novel VARIABLE STAR by Robert A. Heinlein and Spider Robinson to editor Pat LoBrutto at Tor Books, more than two weeks before deadline; hardcover publication is scheduled for October 2006. Based on an outline Robert created in November 1955..." -- Gary Denton http://www.apollocon.org June 23-25, 2006 "The budget should be balanced; the treasury should be refilled; public debt should be reduced; and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled." -Cicero. 106-43 B.C. Easter Lemming Liberal News Digest - http://elemming2.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
