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seeklektek
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Fri, 31 Jan 2003 10:16:52 -0800
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Re: [idm] Re: bitter biter bans book
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quoted 6 lines No. Media.> No. Media. > Propaganda and distraction. > > The things that keep us from paying attention to what's going on in the world > by convincing us that they're telling us what's going on in the world while in > fact they are not.
Yes, pay attention to the world that 'they' manufacture for you: pay no attention to that man behind that man behind the curtain. Who is Number 1?
quoted 3 lines I know, I know, dem's fightin' words...> I know, I know, dem's fightin' words... > Anyway, the whole "reality is relative" thing is good for a laugh until you're > staring down the barrel of a gun. That's when it's time to make a decision...
Sure: believe in facism or laugh in the ugly face of the pretender. "Ha ha", I say.
quoted 2 lines OK, that was rather cliche, I hate it when people say things like that, but> OK, that was rather cliche, I hate it when people say things like that, but > it's true.
Ok: now you can hate yourself for believing it: join the club.
quoted 3 lines Now, you can change your perceptions with regard to what you value -> Now, you can change your perceptions with regard to what you value - > you can have certian ethics and values - but the reality to which you apply > them isn't different just because you want it to be.
Gobbledygook.
quoted 3 lines Quick and dirty example - just because many people in the 10th Century in> Quick and dirty example - just because many people in the 10th Century in > western Europe believed that Sol revolved around Terra doesn't mean that it > actually did...
How do you know that it didn't? Where you there? The theory describes the reality it creates. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. http://www.visi.com/~lazlo/gallery/bob1.gif
quoted 2 lines OK, to completely disclose my bias, I've only read most of one Illuminatus> OK, to completely disclose my bias, I've only read most of one Illuminatus > book,
Tipper Fucking Gore.
quoted 7 lines and just personally felt it was complete and utter mental trash, and I> and just personally felt it was complete and utter mental trash, and I > just personally don't really enjoy that sort of thing. I understand that > others do, but I wish such distractions would keep so many bright, capable > individuals from realizing their potential and actually doing something in > life. I could say the same about video games, yet I wasted 4 days last week > playing Civilization 3 and Alpha Centauri and trying to make my linux box > record video...
Bitter biter blows bunk. .o0O}seeklektek{O0o. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org