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From: [email protected] (Zeitgeyser)
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Subject: Re: Dystopia, at last...
Date: 9 Sep 1995 01:26:29 GMT
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In article
Sourcerer writes:

> On 8 Sep 1995, Zeitgeyser wrote:
>
> > In article
> > Sourcerer writes:
>
> > > those who elbow a place at the
> > > revolutionary table on the basis of the correctness of their
> > > sensibilities, the incisive critique of their intellects, and their
> > > ability to shout louder than anyone else in the faculty lounge or the
> > > student union.
> >
> > Isn't that what revolution is all about - defining what and who is part
> > of the new order?
>
> That's it? That was easy...
>
> > > There's a reason why the intellectuals go up against the wall first.
> >
> > Yeah - they have a real problem keeping their mouths shut.
>
> I forgot to mention their entertainment value.

There is that.

> > > Calm voices rarely prevail. Prepare not only to get your hands dirty,
> > > but bloody.
> >
> > As a friend of mine is fond of saying: "There are times when hysteria
> > is the proper reaction."
>
> I am sure someone has published a revolutionary analysis of the sense of
> irony.

Yes but was it in a refereed journal and could you provide a full
citation?


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