O'Connor on the dangers of dictatorship -- in the US

Retired Supreme Court Justice warns of dictatorship: "It takes a lot of degeneration before a country falls into dictatorship, she said, but we should avoid these ends by avoiding these beginnings," says Sandra Day O'Connor in an underreported speech at Georgetown University in an attack on Republicans who attack the courts for not falling in line behind their march to corporate oligarchy.

A thousand little cuts can kill democracy slowly -- or at least anesthetize the spirit of critical thinking within the citizens of a democracy to such a degree that little is needed to inspire in them the desired and necessary capitulations.

Thanks to Jost for bringing this to our attention. We're back after conference and camping trip.