COTD: Stages O Simulacrum

The Simulacrum of Self-Government | National Review Online: Timothy Lane Gary_CR • 3 hours ago
I gather you don't know the difference between telling people what not to do and telling people what to do. Orwell noted 3 stages in authority: from the traditional ("thou shalt not") to the modern autocracy ("thou shalt") to IngSoc and its competitors/accomplices ("thou art").

And needless to say, you're an absolute fool if you don't follow on and read Steyn's ditty that stimulated this comment.