Shane: > But isn't "technically speaking, it's more like fascism" exactly what one > should expect of "a technocratic program first developed by the [Heritage > Foundation] --though that's more a distinction than a difference > "Technocratic" is essentially the current euphemism for Fascist (not > nazi--the euphemism for that is "national security").
It may be that a lot of people use the word "technocratic" in that way, but as I read the term (following the on-line dictionary), "technocratic" means "government is controlled by scientists, engineers, and other experts." Usually, it's not the whole government as much as the civil service and the like; the power elite comes from other sources (elections, etc.) Fascist governments may claim to be technocratic, but they seem to be more a matter of armed thugs and cronies running the show. On the other hand, European social democracy involved a big dollop of technocracy. The old Soviet Union and similar states often involve a lot of technocracy, too, combined with more authoritarianism than the social-democratic states did. -- Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
