The image jerks across the screen, doing high-fives as it goes. The bland virus is spreading, east and west. Think of Putin. Think of the Prime Ministers of France, Germany, and Italy. Voters prefer it this way.
Noisy dissent violates etiquette during the days of wine and roses.
Fair economic weather favors the bland over the confrontational. When Bad Times Reappear This will change when the Federal Reserve s fiat money policies tighten, and the economy moves from boom to bust, as it always does. The reality of Chapter XX of Mises s Human Action will once again reassert itself. Through it all, the bland leviathan remains dominant through the business cycles. It feeds voraciously on millions of hosts who do not perceive the difference between freedom and servitude.