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Well, if you read it and do the opposite, you know how to prevent a nascent dictatorship from taking shape or fight it when it's already in place (although in t
by micheljansen 14y ago
Well, if you read it and do the opposite, you know how to prevent a nascent dictatorship from taking shape or fight it when it's already in place (although in that case, you would probably not be able to read this document).
I'm guessing the point of this whole thing is that this is a manual of things that should NOT happen in a healthy, free, democratic society; yet some of the things in it are in fact happening right now, so perhaps we recognize them.
It's similar in form to those articles that show "eight ways to ruin a meeting" [1] or "How to destroy a conversation" [2]. At least, that's my interpretation.
[1] http://mystrategicplan.com/resources/eight-ways-to-ruin-any-strategic-planning-training-meeting/ http://mystrategicplan.com/resources/eight-ways-to-ruin-any-...
[2] http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/4/22/how-to-destroy-a-conversation.html http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/4/22/ho...
- euphemize 14y agoif you go to the non-dictator version, scroll to the bottom - "note from the author". I state my intentions clearly there. Inspiration for the tone : Screwtape Letters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwtape_Letters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Screwtape_Letters)
- micheljansen 14y agoAh yes, didn't read that far into it yet, but of course an explanation of the author about his own intentions is always a good place to start for answers ;) Interesting link to the Screwtape Letters. I never heard of that before, so I'll be sure to check that out. Thanks for the tip!