Re: Private armies

Dick.Gray@bull.com
Mon, 14 Dec 1998 15:35:57 -0700

I wrote:
>I disagree. Anarchy will arise and endure when and where the majority of
>people understand that governmentalism is never to honest people's
>advantage. It's a matter of increased knowledge and ethical rigor, which
>are certainly within the purview of human nature.

Samael rejoins:
>The majority of hte people will never understand anything. The majority
of
>the people are too stupid to notice what's being forcefed to them. The
>majority of the people watch baywatch.

Yikes. Fortunately for my sanity, I don't happen to subscribe to such an arrogant, elitist point of view. Ignorance, gullibility and apathy are not stupidity. When presented with an inspiring message, people will put aside their apathy and don their thinking caps. Obviously, they're not finding anything inspiring about the usual statist propaganda.

Dick