Welcome, Ben Zene!

jean Moderator bleeding heart and politically correct obfuscator Posts: 3,120	Welcome, Ben Zene! Dec 29, 2010 20:31:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jean on Dec 29, 2010 20:31:15 GMT I hope you'll find it volatile enough for you here.
	Everyone requires compassion and understanding. The alternative is always gruesome. (NCS)

Ben Zene WH Member Posts: 112	Welcome, Ben Zene! Dec 29, 2010 22:20:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ben Zene on Dec 29, 2010 22:20:31 GMT Thank you Jean. I have my flame retardant pants on, just in case!

pippa WH Member Posts: 230	Welcome, Ben Zene! Dec 30, 2010 9:24:18 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pippa on Dec 30, 2010 9:24:18 GMT welcome ben zene
	"The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum - even encourage the more critical and dissident views. That gives people the sense that there's free thinking going on, while all the time the presuppositions of the system are being reinforced by the limits put on the range of the debate"