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Thomas Sowell tells us why they need to SILENCE US (media.patriots.win)          REEEEEEE!        
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NullifyAndSecede 57 points ago +57 / -0

The greatest danger to the State is independent intellectual criticism — Murray N. Rothbard

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operation_eland 40 points ago +41 / -1

"The university intellectuals play an important role in carrying on the systems trick. Though they like to fancy themselves independent thinkers, the intellectuals are the most over socialised, the most conformist, the tamest most domesticated, the most pampered, dependent, and spineless group today. As a result, their impulse to rebel is particularly strong. But because they are incapable of independent thought, real rebellion is impossible for them. Consequently they are suckers for the systems trick, which allows them to irritate people and enjoy the illusion of rebelling without ever having to challenge the systems basic values"

  • T. Kaczynski - Industrial Society and its Future
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NullifyAndSecede 19 points ago +19 / -0

In all societies, public opinion is determined by the intellectual classes, the opinion moulders of society. For most people neither originate nor disseminate ideas and concepts; on the contrary, they tend to adopt those ideas promulgated by the professional intellectual classes, the professional dealers in ideas. Now, throughout history, as we shall see further below, despots and ruling elites of States have had far more need of the services of intellectuals than have peaceful citizens in a free society. For States have always needed opinion-moulding intellectuals to con the public into believing that its rule is wise, good, and inevitable; into believing that the “emperor has clothes.”

— Murray N. Rothbard

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HockeyMom4Trump 8 points ago +8 / -0

It is crazy to find myself agreeing with Ted Kaczynski, but it is hard to argue against this quotation. He's on point here.

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GaryJackson 2 points ago +2 / -0

It's my personal opinion that had Ted not decided to bomb shit he would have been considered the modern Henry David Thoreau a generation later. He covers alot of the same concepts at Thoreau but from a modern perspective.

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HockeyMom4Trump 1 point ago +1 / -0

Very interesting perspective. I can totally see this.

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GaryJackson 2 points ago +2 / -0

Yeah. Unfortunately his work is always going to have that stigma attached to it. Social media proved Ted right on the concept of controlling people by oversocialization and oversocializing people by incentivizing specific social interactions. In essence turning people's desire to be publicly recognized by peers into a control mechanism. I would be interested in if he's written anything while imprisoned. I think it really goes to show how much he believed in what he wrote about when he acted on it instead of publishing and capitalizing on his work.

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operation_eland 2 points ago +2 / -0

He will be seen as a genius and a prophet to future generations.

Whether or not a particular person agrees with violence. Obviously for the glowies we totally disavow and denounce all violence.

He was completely correct about just about everything. One of the most popular academics in the dissident right these days is Professor Edward Dutton who basically points out lack of natural selection due to industrialisation has basically created large numbers of mal-adaptive mutants. The brain being 80% of the genome you see it expressed in things than ANTIFA, Veganism, trans-ideology and the woke agenda. It's just a more nuanced version of Teds argument from the perspective of evolutionary psychology.

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Klown_Schwab 4 points ago +4 / -0

"The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional values, yet they enthusiastically support technological progress and economic growth. Apparently it never occurs to them that you can’t make rapid, drastic changes in the technology and the economy of a society without causing rapid changes in all other aspects of the society as well, and that such rapid changes inevitably break down traditional values."

  • T. Kaczynski - Industrial Society and its Future
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EdwardTeller 3 points ago +3 / -0

What the fuck is going on with all this Unibomber shit?

This site got real weird real fast.

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operation_eland 1 point ago +1 / -0

Ted was a genius. Obviously for the glowies we disavow violence.

Have you read Industrial Society and its Future? You really should. He was completely right about his assessment of where the world is and the causes of its dysfunction.

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anon12 1 point ago +1 / -0

KInda hard to argue with the truth regardless of its source

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operation_eland 1 point ago +1 / -0

Based and Kaczynski pilled.

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President_Elect_Pepe 2 points ago +2 / -0

The unabomber said some ok stuff.

But even if you ignore the whole violence thing for a second the method he went about trying to enact that change was the literal opposite of how one achieves public influence.

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SomeRandomGuy77 7 points ago +7 / -0

Worked fine for BLM.

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President_Elect_Pepe 2 points ago +2 / -0

He didn’t use the BLM method at all.

He holed up in a cabin by himself and wrote letters while occasionally randomly targeting a member of industry.

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SomeRandomGuy77 1 point ago +1 / -0

Political violence is political violence. Or at least, it used to be.

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HockeyMom4Trump 2 points ago +2 / -0

Absolutely.

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operation_eland 1 point ago +1 / -0

Even if you don't agree with his methods he was correct. A small band of extremists who are prepared to use violence will often determine the course of history. What percentage of the colonists took up arms against the crown? What percentage of Irishmen took up arms against the crown in 1920? What was the actual membership the Bolsheviks had in 1917? How many people were actually willing to take up arms and fight for Adolf Hitler between 1919 and 1933?

Look at BLM and ANTIFA. Their memberships are relatively small and yet the authorities were powerless before them.

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FattyWatt 2 points ago +2 / -0

Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."

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Pepe-von-Hayek 24 points ago +24 / -0

I'm reading The Thomas Sowell Reader right now. So brilliant!

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NullifyAndSecede 17 points ago +17 / -0

You might enjoy this recent documentary:

Thomas Sowell: Common Sense in a Senseless World

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK4M9iJrgto

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Pepe-von-Hayek 6 points ago +6 / -0

Thanks, I've actually already watched it. Someone stickied it on here a couple weeks ago. Great documentary. I had no idea about his photography.

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Pepe-von-Hayek 3 points ago +3 / -0

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/thomas-sowell-reader-thomas-sowell/1101009111?ean=9780465022502

I got mine from here because fuck Amazon (even though B&N is also cucked and always puts propaganda on their front page).

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Elvathelion 11 points ago +11 / -0

Eventually the fight will carry on without words when words are done.

It's the trap they are setting, but when you are cornered, you have two choices:

  • Surrender

  • Fight

We are at that awkward stage where some still think talking and free expression will resolve this..but these folk fail to understand why we are being cornered in the first place: that is by design.

The subjugation of humanity can only be achieved if the free thinking types are corralled and controlled.

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ChelseaHubbell 10 points ago +10 / -0

We need to keep Sowell alive even if it means turning him into a robot

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Licensetomeme 14 points ago +14 / -0

Thombaugh Rushwell.....

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quell2 4 points ago +4 / -0

Fucking AR-15s for hands.

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Coldbyte 8 points ago +8 / -0

Socrates - The original disrupter of the State.

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Women4Trump2020 7 points ago +7 / -0

I love speaking at my Commissioners meetings for this reason. #EndtheMaskMandates

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SpezLovesHisBull 6 points ago +6 / -0

Because they stole a fucking election, silenced their opposition, abused their position not power with a second sham impeachment, then bragged about it in Time magazine.

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DudePlayingaDude 5 points ago +5 / -0

Too many of us are united and it terrifies DC.

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jshelton5 4 points ago +4 / -0

Savage

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guten_morgen 4 points ago +4 / -0

This man has a way with words that is a rare talent.

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Brulz_Lulz 4 points ago +4 / -0

There is power in telling the truth.

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PresidentPussyGraber 2 points ago +2 / -0

The truth makes itself known almost every time

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Quality 3 points ago +3 / -0

Been watching a lot of Sowell on Youtube lately. Has anyone read any of his books? I'm looking for a good starting point.

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Vier 3 points ago +3 / -0

"The Vision of the Anointed" is a great start.

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steve_jerbs 1 point ago +1 / -0

The Quest for Cosmic Justice was solid.

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splash73 1 point ago +1 / -0

Basic Economics, Economic Facts and Fallacies, & The Housing Boom and Bust. His common sense approach to economics (& politics) beats that of some high-minded liberal "scholar" any day.

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ContraryMerry 3 points ago +3 / -0

I highly respect this man. He's never played victim. If he can go as far as he has, anyone can.

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YouKnowWhatItIs87 3 points ago +3 / -0

Amazing how good, honest, brilliant people seem to not age. President Trump, Dr. Sowell, I’d even include Tom Brady. I was watching this earlier: https://youtu.be/tFW60srYRzs Sowell was 57 at the time.

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SmokeyAF 2 points ago +2 / -0

I love Mr Sowell, MAGA love.

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Grimarr 2 points ago +2 / -0

Love that man, following him for years

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RyanUpCreek 1 point ago +1 / -0

Jesus also provoked this response.

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RogueLeaderX 1 point ago +1 / -0

Frigging shame BLM gets all the attention in the African American community and this guy gets practically none!

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