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As I mentioned the other day, I came to Burnham via Orwell, and see him as a representative of the anti-democratic oligarchist tradition that begins with Pareto. But I don't really understand his role in the Cold War politics of the US.

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I think Burnham is an elitist majoritarian. His cold War politics not so interesting. (I find decline of the west really much less stimulating than the work from the 40s)

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