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A Foreigner Is An Individual Who Is Considered Either Comic Or Sinister. When The Victim Of A Disaster - Preferably Natural But Sometimes Political -the Foreigner May Also Be Pitied From A Distance For A Short Period Of Time.

The Neo-conservatives, Who Are Closely Linked To The Neo-corporatists, Are Rather Different. They Claim To Be Conservatives, When Everything They Stand For Is A Rejection Of Conservatism. They Claim To Present An Alternate Social Model, When They Are Little More Than The Courtiers Of The Corporatist Movement. Their Agitation Is Filled With The Bitterness And Cynicism Typical Of Courtiers Who Scramble For Crumbs At The Banquet Tables Of Real Power, But Are Always Denied A Proper Chair.

Now Listen To The First Three Aims Of The Corporatist Movement In Germany, Italy And France During The 1920s. These Were Developed By The People Who Went On To Become Part Of The Fascist Experience: (1) Shift Power Directly To Economic And Social Interest Groups; (2) Push Entrepreneurial Initiative In Areas Normally Reserved For Public Bodies; (3) Obliterate The Boundaries Between Public And Private Interest -- That Is, Challenge The Idea Of The Public Interest. This Sounds Like The Official Program Of Most Contemporary Western Governments.

The Recession Is Over." This Phrase Has Been Used Twice A Year Since 1973 By Government Leaders Throughout The West. Its Meaning Is Unclear. See: Depression.

Our Civilization Is Locked In The Grip Of An Ideology - Corporatism. An Ideology That Denies And Undermines The Legitimacy Of Individuals As The Citizen In A Democracy. The Particular Imbalance Of This Ideology Leads To A Worship Of Self-interest And A Denial Of The Public Good. The Practical Effects On The Individual Are Passivity And Conformism In The Areas That Matter, And Non-conformism In The Areas That Don't