• CoralMarks [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    And if you stray too far from accepted speech or accepted practices, you're ostracised or even persecuted as well.
    I'm not a big fan of Chomsky, but I like this quote:

    “The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum....”

    • sunlit_uplands [none/use name]
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      edit-2
      4 years ago

      I'm reminded of the adam curtis answer from the chapo interview

      https://twitter.com/seanonlyskin/status/846486654344974337