State of Emergency


	State of Emergency

revtj

7-11-2008 9:56 PM

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Fascism is never normal.

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us that the 'state of emergency' in which we live is not the exception but
the rule. We must attain to a conception of history that is in keeping with
this insight. Then we shall clearly realize that it is our task to bring
about a real state of emergency, and this will improve our position in the
struggle against Fascism. One reason why Fascism has a chance is that in
the name of progress its opponents treat it as a historical norm. The current
amazement that the things we are experiencing are 'still' possible in the
twentieth century is not philosophical. This amazement is not the beginning
of knowledge--unless it is the knowledge that the view of history which
gives rise to it is untenable." </FONT></B></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/D69E10BA-1213-4E8A-B478-C7C1899B9AFE/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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