Man is a wild animal in a herd, a group that organizes to be tamed
but it's not easy to get the systems right There are unexpected effects or oppressive requirements
No one is responsible Deposing leaders, killing dictators makes no difference The people tolerate the successor
Help is needed From the outside, but the borders are deadly to humanity
So I must appreciate little things, a glance the clouds, fresh bread once and dream what is forbidden
The main forms of totalitarian power: • capitalist kleptocracy of shareholders • oligarchic kleptocracy of a dictatorship • "family" kleptocracy of the mafia
Novel and screenplay "Metropolis" (1924, Thea von Harbou; film 1927, Fritz Lang)