On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 11:53 AM, Felix Stalder <fe...@openflows.com> wrote:

> This analogy is wrong.
>
> The better one might be the Polish cavalry charging against German tanks
> in September 1939. Impeccable in style, even scoring a micro-victory,
> but no match to the forces just unleashed.


Morlock came closer than horses against Panzers. At least the Polish
cavalry were bravely defending their country, however ineptly. This lady is
like a courtier who uses the manners of her class to disguise that it was
she who farted during the king's speech. It was a sly put down for the
benefit of cultural insiders and was never intended to achieve anything
politically. In that she probably succeeded.

Keith

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