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by henryaspegren 2597 days ago
A favorite quote of mine “The best way to build an authoritarian regime is not to indoctrinate someone but to convince them that there is no such things as truth”
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MichaelMoser123 2597 days ago
I think with totalitarianism notions of truth are supposed to be subordinate to some 'higher' rational such as race or party allegiance.
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JacksonGariety 2597 days ago
Who wrote that? (Asking out of curiosity.)
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netcan 2597 days ago
Sound like Orwell, maybe paraphrased.
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eeZah7Ux 2597 days ago
It sounds smart but it's plain false. History proves otherwise.
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