You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus ~ Mark Twain

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Question Authority (Unless I Say Not To)

Anyone who dares to question authority, to propose that these false alternatives are intellectually bankrupt, is on the "fringe," you see. These are the approved alternatives, citizen. Choose from among them. The experts know what is best.

Citizen: But the experts have been all wrong! Shouldn’t we question them? Shouldn’t we listen to the people who had a clue?

Commissar: Let us hear no more of this anti-social talk about your betters. Stay away from the fringe, citizen. Listen to the experts.

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