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> Audience Gullibility One wonders how this gentleman intends to successfully persuade the general public to agree that they should have their rights curtailed
by ThrowawayR2 8y ago
> Audience Gullibility
One wonders how this gentleman intends to successfully persuade the general public to agree that they should have their rights curtailed on the grounds that they are collectively too gullible[1] an audience to be allowed contact with ideas that those "wiser" and less gullible than them (presumably including Mr. Miessler himself) have deemed dangerous to their innocent minds. I suspect he will find the going difficult.
"Beware those who would deny you access to information, for in their hearts, they dream themselves your masters." Though the quote's origin is in fiction, there are all too many real world examples of it.
[1] I'm not being pejorative; the phrase "audience gullibility" appears in the essay as of the four pillars of his argument.