“Tyranny strives for uniformity.”

—  Ilana Mercer

“America's youth: Dim-witted, self-indulgent, politically correct,” https://jungefreiheit.de/kolumne/2015/amerikas-jugend-dusselig-selbstverliebt-politisch-korrekt/ Junge Freiheit, March 26, 2015.
2010s, 2015

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