...(The Who) said many years ago about the countless young musicians who lost their lives in the '60s and '70s (and beyond). In this case, Townshend wasn't speaking of psychopathic politicians or industrialists, just creative people who were living sad, dissipated lives. But what he said has stuck with me over the years: these people (e.g. Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison) were insulated from a real, authentic life by yes-men, publicists, producers, and no small number of hangers-on and gold-diggers. In Townshend's words, "they had no one to go home to, and there was never anyone to say 'No!' ".
That last part is crucial with all the psychopaths we're seeing ascend the commanding heights of corporate and state power. There's never anyone to say "No!", regardless of how many get hurt or how asinine their plans become.
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