The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it comes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in its essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power.
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that for these and similar ugly acts, which comedians such as The Onion usually make fun of through satire [ [Link]], I would probably have created images that are more Grotesque (and beyond if possible) instead...