Articles designed to show how mindless people are the real challenge and, sometimes, threat

Picture: Hobbes 'Leviathan'. A 17th century apologist for absolute, dictatorial rule Absolutism is on the rise in the UK and mainland Europe. 40+ years of EU membership have seen the import of continental political attitudes and practices, as if a creeping poison, reinforcing existing negative tendencies.  Meanwhile, the rest of us stand aghast at the irresponsible, selfish destruction of the fundamentals that enabled us and the US to do our part in WW2, fighting authoritarian ideological

Faced with growing Authoritarianism, it is time to write about fundamentals of good politics that respect people. Authoritarian Attitudes- The Problem We hear people say votes to leave the EU 'did not really count' because poor, impressionable, stupid people were conned to 'vote the wrong way'. Various dark forces are alleged including Russian bots, Rupert Murdoch, a Red Bus (which was, apparently, the best bit of low cost propaganda of all time) and so on. A persistent theme is that cunning,

Remain and EU authoritarianism come from their ideological fixation that their political theories and beliefs are right, by definition.  Authoritarians have no use for reason or explanation because their delusion tells them that whatever they think, they are always right and anyone who disagrees is wrong, stupid and inferior to their shining wisdom and truth. Comrades in intolerance and arrogance Take a look at other types of ideologue and you see the same attitudes and authoritarianism. The

An odd feature of Remainer arguments against the 'horror of Brexit' have been repeated allegations of voter ignorance, stupidity, mental incapacity, xenophobia, Islamophobia, and so on. Equally odd, is that such litanies do not appear that often, if at all, from Leave supporters arguing their case. This stark difference can be explained and the implications are frightening. Like the EU, Remain is ideological. It knows it is right because it says it is right. Many EU supporters point to its