"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
The More Things Stay The Same
Can't improve on that. I particularly relate to his comments about wanting people dumb, so they'll vote against their own interests; not noticing what's going on. It's what I've been saying every way I can think of. Not only is it true, but the cynical effectiveness of it is seen everywhere; most especially in teabaggers. Carlin would have loved those guys.
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ReplyDeleteso is Rep Gabby Giffords "Dumb"???
I mean voting for however many gazillions of dollars in cuts for autistic and Down's syndrome kids, and no tax increases...
well she IS blonde, even if only from a bottle...
and even if takin a 9mm to the head dropped her a few IQ points,just makes her even hotter IMHO.
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