...without OUR permission! [Read]
Having worked in a job where I had to deal with city bureaucracies for permits, I've seen first-hand where the petty tyranny and corruption leading up to Lord Acton's truism begins. Mean little people, with no personal success but power over others who are out there achieving...
There was always left a trace of 1930s Germany in the air of those offices.
It's either a testament to American tolerance that more sneering, bullying martinets aren't dragged over the counter and onto the streets, or an indictment on how far we've allowed ourselves to be abused.
[Via Darrel W]
Having worked in a job where I had to deal with city bureaucracies for permits, I've seen first-hand where the petty tyranny and corruption leading up to Lord Acton's truism begins. Mean little people, with no personal success but power over others who are out there achieving...
There was always left a trace of 1930s Germany in the air of those offices.
It's either a testament to American tolerance that more sneering, bullying martinets aren't dragged over the counter and onto the streets, or an indictment on how far we've allowed ourselves to be abused.
[Via Darrel W]