Wednesday, July 7, 2010

'Paranoia is great for crowd control'

From The Dead Cow Policy by Belacqua Jones:

During the war, we had made an exciting discovery. Paranoia is great for crowd control. That great statesman, Arthur Vandenberg nailed it when he told Truman the key to governance in the new world order was to, “scare the hell out of the American people.” Thus, paranoia became part and parcel of the American character. If we weren't scared of Commies, we were scared of germs and body odor. It was great: everybody conformed; everybody kept their mouths shut.

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The only thing the Boomers have ever known is the presence of a constant threat. Their greatest fear is a freedom that tolerates diversity. This is the source of their silence.

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