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NerotheHurricane wrote:
WillburWright wrote:
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Message Edited by WillburWright on 08-08-2005 04:09 PM
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I want to share with you a few of the tentative conclusions I've reached regarding Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum's warnings. And I stress the word "tentative," because the subject of what motivates Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum is tricky and complex. Let us note first of all that Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum is more concerned with the social acceptability of an idea than with its truth or falsity. That's clear. But Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum speaks like a true defender of the status quo -- a status quo, we should not forget, that enables it to lead us, lemminglike, over the precipice of self-destruction. But don't despair. Rather, take comfort in the knowledge that the central paradox of Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum's rodomontades, the twist that makes Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum's jokes so irresistible to self-absorbed, scary dipsomaniacs, is that these people truly believe that Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum has its moral compass in tact. Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum managed to convince a bunch of predaceous gadflies to help it distract people from serious analysis of the situation. What was the quid pro quo there? The answer is not obvious, because it prizes wealth and celebrity over and above decent morals and sound judgment. That fact may not be pleasant, but it is a fact regardless of our wishes on the matter.
What's more, it's irrelevant that my allegations are 100% true. Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum distrusts my information and arguments and will forever maintain its current opinions. Just like dirty clothes on the floor and cluttered closets, Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum's mess won't go away if we simply look the other way. Most people want to be nice; they want to be polite; they don't want to give offense. And because of this inherent politeness, they step aside and let Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum exercise both subtlety and thoroughness in managing both the news and the entertainment that gets presented to us.
The tone of Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum's offhand remarks is so far removed from reality, I find myself questioning what color the sky must be in Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum's world. I am not trying to save the world -- I gave up that pursuit a long time ago. But I am trying to break the spell of great expectations that now binds contemptuous quacks to Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum. Summa summarum, I, hardheaded cynic that I am, have a misty, inchoate suspicion that Makris 'Teh" Thread on the SWG Forum will engage in or goad others into engaging in illegal acts by next weekend.