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Technocracy
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Technocracy was a movement proposing that the United States be run by those with the most knowledge, usually scientific or technical. It gained popularity in the 1930s, and several high profile science fiction fans became advocates, as it matched their goals of spreading the word of scientific advancement. T. Bruce Yerke and Russ Hodgkins were among the most prominent, and some of the Futurians also threw their lot in with Technocracy in an attempt to shed the Communist label they'd once embraced.
Russ Hodgkins published two zines on Technocracy: We Have a Rendezvous in 1939, and Let's Look at the Record in 1942. Let's Look at the Record accused Ray Van Houten, Sam Moskowitz and James V. Taurasi of spreading false propaganda calling Technocracy a fascist movement, when in fact the Technocratic movement was staunchly anti-fascist and was calling for mass conscription in order to defeat the Axis.