A well-connected citizenry is made up of men and women who discuss and debate ideas and issues among themselves and who constantly test the validity of the information and impressions they receive from one another—as well as the ones they receive from their government. No citizenry can be well informed without a constant flow of honest information about contemporary events and without a full opportunity to participate in a discussion of the choices that the society must make.
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For some reason, 200,000 Germans gathering in the middle of Berlin chanting and being swept up by a young charismatic leader makes me uneasy...
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