The Prussianization Of America 1

This is the title for a new set of postings. People are so fond of the Nazi-era, they forget the Prussian era. The warlords of Prussia seem to fill the bill for an parallel to the leadership of today: constant war and rumors of wars, and - oh, by the way - it' has just been discovered that billions and billions are unaccounted for in payment to private military subcontractors... I believe the same thing happened in the Civil War...the Revolution...Cain vs. Abel....... There is admirable continuity. Who is the continuity girl responsible for this amazing consistency? I mean, we never miss a beat. The only time we came close to disaster is 1991 when the USSR fell apart, and there was that peace dividend thing, and - holy hannah! war almost disappeared! - and who would pay for Johnny's Harvard education then? O.K. More to follow.