Anatomy of a Philanthropath: Dreams of Democide & Dictatorship, by Margaret Anna Alice

Part Two of Margaret Anna Alice’s study of the psychopaths who want to rule the world. From Margaret Anna Alice at margaretannaalice.substack.com:

Part 2: Downloadable Digital Dictatorships

This is Part 2 of Anatomy of a Philanthropath. Read Part 1: A Mostly Peaceful Depopulation for context:

Margaret Anna Alice Through the Looking Glass

Anatomy of a Philanthropath: Dreams of Democide & Dictatorship

“Tyranny is a habit which may be developed until at last it becomes a disease. I declare that the noblest nature can become so hardened and bestial that nothing distinguishes it from that of a wild animal. Blood and power intoxicate; they help to develop callousness and debauchery. The mind then becomes capable of the most abnormal cruelty, which it reg…

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3 days ago · Margaret Anna Alice

“Regulation mania, as manifested in government bureaucracy, attempts to render social interactions rational and logical by squeezing them into performed templates. In this respect, the ideal bureaucrat is identical to a computer. They strictly adhere to the logic of their system without being ‘distracted’ by the individuality of the people they ‘assist.’ For this reason, a bureaucratic system generates exactly the same frustration as a computer. We are confronted with a mechanical Other who is in no way sensitive to our individuality as human beings. A computer is not so much an unfair or unjust Other; it is an Other who imposes a relentless logic.… In this respect, the computer resembles the ideal totalitarian leader: He strictly and ruthlessly imposes his logic on the population.”

—Mattias Desmet, The Psychology of Totalitarianism (Kindle, hardcover, audiobook, audio CD)

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