The damned compact majority
A yank on his dusty lapels, a slight smoothing of his moustaches- Friedrich approaches the podium and transfixes his audience with a piercing gaze:
"Parliamentarianism - that is, public permission to choose between five basic political opinions - flatters and wins the favor of all those who would like to seem independent and individual, as if they fought for their opinions. Ultimately, however, it is indifferent whether the herd is commanded to have one opinion or permitted to have five. Whoever deviates from the five public opinions stands apart and will always have the whole herd against him."
In the front row, Emma Goldman and Amadeo Bordiga burst into raucous applause.
"Parliamentarianism - that is, public permission to choose between five basic political opinions - flatters and wins the favor of all those who would like to seem independent and individual, as if they fought for their opinions. Ultimately, however, it is indifferent whether the herd is commanded to have one opinion or permitted to have five. Whoever deviates from the five public opinions stands apart and will always have the whole herd against him."
In the front row, Emma Goldman and Amadeo Bordiga burst into raucous applause.