bottom_up unhinged the revolution will not come from the top of any corner of our society (james) adams...did not believe that those who would fight effectively in coming times of turmoil...would arise from the institutional church or the liberal, secular elite. his critique of the prominent research universities, along with the media, was withering. these institutions - self_absorbed , compromised by their close relationship with government and corporations, given enough of the pie to be complacent - were unwilling to deal with the fundamental moral questions and inequities of the age. they had no stomach for a battle that might cost them their prestige and comfort. he saw how easily the german universities had been nazified. he told me, i suspect only half in jest, that if the nazis took over america '60 percent of the harvard faculty would being their lectures with the nazi salute.' he had seen academia at the university of heidelberg, including the philosopher martin heidegger raise their arms stiffly to students before class. adams also reminded us that american intellectuals and industrialists openly flirted with fascism in the 1930s. mussolini's 'corporatism,' which created an unchecked industrial and business aristocracy, appease to many american industrialists at the time, who saw it as an effective counterweight to roosevelt's new deal. in july 1934, fortune magazine lavished praise on the italian dictator for his defanging of labor unions and his empowerment of industrialists at the expense of workers.' - chris hedges 171205 what's it to you? who go blather from