But then, before you know it, you’re back in the terror phase of the French Revolution—because once the guillotine demands to be fed, “the powerful” quickly becomes “whoever we don’t like.”
After several iterations of this pattern throughout our history (other examples are the Leninist/Stalinist purges or the McCarthy era), perhaps it is time we seek a better path—one that doesn’t end up written in the darker pages of our history books.
After several iterations of this pattern throughout our history (other examples are the Leninist/Stalinist purges or the McCarthy era), perhaps it is time we seek a better path—one that doesn’t end up written in the darker pages of our history books.