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Schools teach exactly what they are intended to teach and they do it well: how to be a good Egyptian and remain in your place in the pyramid. John Taylor Gatto
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Atheist teachers in the West are bringing up a younger generation in a spirit of hatred of their own society. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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No person is so grand or wise or perfect as to be the master of another person. Teacher, perhaps. Setter of good example, perhaps. Genius, perhaps. But master, no. Karl Hess
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definitely 4 stars on all the above Henry :wink:
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henry quirk wrote: Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:14 am Atheist teachers in the West are bringing up a younger generation in a spirit of hatred of their own society. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Good quote, 'specially when you consider the definition of "society."

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"This place sucks, and here I am."

Uh huh.
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On the basis of ‘kindly let me help you or you’ll drown’, said the Monkey putting the fish safely up a tree. Alan Watts
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"Ah, you miserable creatures! You who think that you are so great! You who judge humanity to be so small! You who wish to reform everything! Why don't you reform yourselves? That task would be sufficient enough." - Frederic Bastiat
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Dontaskme wrote: Thu Feb 18, 2021 12:26 pm Image
Not exactly a 'quote' of Orwell..
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vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:14 am
Not exactly a 'quote' of Orwell..
Good point. That posting gives the impression that Orwell advocated such. And everyone talks about Orwell, it's said that he wrote some book that folks are always mentioning so cool, let's be relevant.

Lots of visual noise and misleading content.

Sigh, it obviously has to be done to fulfill some need, don't you know.
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“Comrades!” he cried. “You do not imagine, I hope, that we pigs are doing this in a spirit of selfishness and privilege? Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. Milk and apples (this has been proved by Science, comrades) contain substances absolutely necessary to the well-being of a pig. We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organization of this farm depend on us. Day and night we are watching over your welfare. It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those apples.”

- Squealer, the Animal Farm propagandist pig
Sounds like the reasoning of the elite Climate Czars who travel the world in private luxury jets and meet for annual parties and banquets.
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Walker wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:30 pm
vegetariantaxidermy wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 10:14 am
Not exactly a 'quote' of Orwell..
Good point. That posting gives the impression that Orwell advocated such. And everyone talks about Orwell, it's said that he wrote some book that folks are always mentioning so cool, let's be relevant.

Lots of visual noise and misleading content.

Sigh, it obviously has to be done to fulfill some need, don't you know.
Why are you so scared to say what you want to say? Are you this cowardly and annoying in real life? Were you punished as a child for speaking your mind?
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I always say what I mean.

I just don't bark like a dog.
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Walker wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:11 pm I always say what I mean.

I just don't bark like a dog.
Then you are insane.
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