Anti-intellectualism seems an almost inevitable destination for authoritarian regimes. In a thread yesterday [1] the subject of Mao's purges and the Khmer Rouge

Anti-intellectualism seems an almost inevitable destination for authoritarian regimes. In a thread yesterday [1] the subject of Mao's purges and the Khmer Rouge came up. Why kill all the engineers, doctors and lawyers? Because people who build and maintain civilisation can build alternative ones. They are a threat to that kind of power. Heed this warning, all of you comfortable building systems of control and surveillance while thinking that you are "on the inside" and will be treated well because you are "needed". Once the "new order" has it's cybernetic governance machine, who do you think will be the first to get a visit? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31042304 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31042304