On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 12:30 PM, Sam wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 2:17 PM, denstar wrote: >> >> On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 11:17 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: >>> A lot of the time, the intelligentsia are the first to go under fascist >>> regimes. It is important to get rid of like minded groups that can split >>> the base. After rival factions are destroyed, the regime can then go after >>> groups that are on the other end of the spectrum. >> >> Because knowing how to read is like, a pretty good reason to get killed, >> right? >> >> Like minded groups indeed. Guess it explains why The Church tried to >> limit reading, back in the day, eh? >> >> Knowledge equals fascism? > > No. The so called intelligentsia, the educators, are easily lured > into these false utopias. While the real intelligentsia, the doers and > makers are left to save the d
What? Jerry was talking about killing people because they know how to read-- fascist "competition". I don't think the idea is super-funny, personally. LOL "Intelligentsia" isn't just educators. :Den -- Dr. McKay: Look, you show up here with your guns and your brush cuts, but when it comes to actually saving the city, you turn to the scientists. And every time, what you ask is impossible. Col. Everett: When was the last time you slept, Doctor? Dr. McKay: D-d-d-d shut up, I have an ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:327582 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
