Those Whom The Gods Would Destroy, They First Make Mad
Sun, 04/28/2013 - 00:34 — james
“Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. This is an ancient saying credited to Euripides, the Greek dramatist who lived in the fifth century BC. Why would the gods, and I will take that to mean the demonic realm (and their agents here) for our purposes, want to or need to drive us mad first? People who become mad become, to varying degrees, unthinking and unable to act in their own best interests.
If we are driven mad by the powers that be, our authorities, then we could then become complicit in our own destruction. Something that wouldn’t happen otherwise. And that point is of supreme importance. They can only destroy us (en masse) with our co-operation one way or another. Otherwise there would be no need for all this crazy-making stuff. Therefore, it is those amongst us that have the ability to understand what is happening that have the chance to foil the plan of the ‘gods’ for us all. But we need to stay sane for this to happen. We should not lose our heads or we will lose our heads, so to speak. . .”
More here: from: http://www.winterpatriot.com/node/724
Euripides?
Euripides papers ‘cause you’re mad!
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The take by Sophocles seems more appropriate given the Dems: “Evil appears as good in the minds of those whom the gods lead to destruction”.
As for Nancy... Why is it ever time I hear her, she sounds like Mushmouth from the Old “Fat Albert” cartoons? When I watched the SoT, I could see her lips move but all I heard was Mushmouth.
Like it. I have never heard that saying before.