It is very hard for to educate that portion of the human population that is prone to authoritarianism. In times of cultural stress this group is desperate for a demagogue who can remove the troublesome need for thought. The only language within reach of demagogues is history so it cannot be imaginary. But it is in reach because it is imaginary. To…

Well stated. Authoritarian tendencies produce and, in fact, build on corruption of language. The form of that corruption is a complete disregard for accurate meaning and denial of fact. The demagogue thinks and speaks for them so there is no other truth. This cuts both ways as we know. The old “left” versus “right” thinking, that has already…