Posted on 02/12/2023 5:26:30 AM PST by karpov
Many fully-grown adults have never developed the ability to think beyond words. Others are keenly aware of how easily people fall for this language game. And tactically exploit this mental weakness.
This isn’t a new phenomenon. William Shirer, the American journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, described his experiences as a war correspondent in Nazi Germany: [page image at site].
In June of 2015, the PATRIOT Act expired. The Obama Administration then restored most of the provisions under the title Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act.
USA FREEDOM.
Better known as the FREEDOM Act. And if you were against it, what did supporters say that your criticisms implied?
There’s a country in which the first three names are “Democratic,” “People’s,” and “Republic.” The first and third words essentially mean the same as the middle—this state belongs to the people, and represents them.
In the modern era, government legitimacy is derived from this concept—representation of the people.
So the name of this particular country basically begins: “Legitimate Legitimate Legitimate.” Officially it known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Sounds like a lovely place. It’s more commonly known as North Korea.
The Soviet Union was officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
China today is officially known as the “People’s Republic of China.”
The strangest variant of this way of thinking is the belief that just because a word or a term sounds good, the reality behind it is also unquestionably good.
In October of 2001, the Bush Administration famously decided to expand state surveillance. This allowed federal agencies to monitor domestic telephone conversations, online activity, email, and financial records, among other intrusions, without a court order.
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Yes. Reminds me of Spinal Tap and the amplifier that “went up to 11”. So you know it was the loudest. Because 11 is more than 10. Duh.
I should also add — General Semantics has a saying “the map is not the territory”. Which is to say that if you wander in the wilderness and come up to a river, that river is the reality. Clearly, the river is in front of you. It does no good at all to hold your map and say “This map says the river isn’t here”. But some people will absolutely deny the reality before them in favor of the idea in their head. As the Democrats say: We choose Truth over facts.
I recently asked an old girlfriend I still speak to why she refuses to discuss certain subjects (mostly about the state of the world). She said, "it gives me a headache."
Thinking is like that. It gives you a headache until you get used to it.
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Pretty obvious what degrees from ivy league schools are worth these days in terms of intelligence. A LOT of folks wasted a LOT of money. And, I have a guitar amp that “goes to ‘12’”. Just sayin’...........🎸🤪👍
Isn't he the officer in charge of the new U.S. Space Force?;-)
You know...the guy who came up with the acronyms UAP and UUP (Unidentified Undersea Phenomena--which plummet into the sea from low earth orbit).
Insurrection
Defense of marriage act
Inflation reduction
Science
Mostly peaceful
Whatever the press and politicians call it is a total lie.
Another example of the same: “But my GPS says!” which of course means you can ignore everything in front of you and just keep driving forward because everyone knows the gps is never wrong.
Too many ELF’s.
ELF = Educated Liberal Females
With no common sense!
I have an 18” Stonehenge replica…
Satire is the best, in’it?
RR, maybe it’s you that’s giving her the headache! LOL
Heheh. I’m already a pain in the ass. Might as well at headache to the list!;-)
Of course the map is not the territory, but don’t try working the territory without a map. You won’t have friends.
words dictated to them as unquestionable, absolute truth
LOL! Our sound guy still has control of the “suck” button.
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I was fortunate to have had a professor in college who had a profound impact on my intellectual life. He was a professor of religion and the two classes I had from him, World Religion and especially Philosophy of Religion were incredibly thought provoking. His favorite expression was …”What do you think?” whereby he expected us to seriously think about what we were discussing and give not just flat answers but our inner thoughts. One thing he taught me was …”words have meaning”. He once asked us why in the Creed are the words ..” light from light” and what do those words mean? A very profound discussion. I remember his smile when I once called him in great respect “tathagata” a Buddhist term for enlightened teacher.
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