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To: samtheman

Here’s one man’s opinion on why they force people to regurgitate BS. Makes sense to me.

“In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, not to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore, the less it corresponded to reality the better.

When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies,

or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves,

they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is in some small way to become evil oneself. One’s standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to.”

Theodore Dalrymple


26 posted on 01/19/2017 5:14:17 PM PST by Freedom4US
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To: Freedom4US

I agree with Theodore Dalrymple, but let me ask you, do you really think that the Trump administration is going to “remain silent”.

F* no!

This is just pro-forma BS to smooth past the hearings.

Then they get to run the country!!!!

Yay!!!!!!


28 posted on 01/19/2017 5:18:46 PM PST by samtheman (delete * from executive orders where author=obama)
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To: Freedom4US

Quite cogent, that, thanks for sharing.


31 posted on 01/19/2017 6:54:25 PM PST by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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