“The problem isn't who is in charge. It's what is in charge. The problem is that people are encouraged to function as machines. Or, actually, as mechanisms. Human emotion and sympathy are unprofessional. They are inappropriate to the exercise of reason. Everything which makes people good - makes them human - is ruled out. The system doesn't care about people, but we treat it as if it were one of us, as if it were the sum of our goods and not the product of our least admirable compromises.” PeopleIfsHumansReasonProblemCareEmotionProductsExerciseMachinesTreatsFunctionCompromiseGoodsMechanismAdmirableInappropriateHuman Emotions Book:The Gone-Away World Source: The Gone-Away World
“The term propaganda rings melodramatic and exaggerated, but a press that—whether from fear, careerism, or conviction—uncritically recites false government claims and reports them as fact, or treats elected officials with a reverence reserved for royalty, cannot be accurately described as engaged in any other function.” FactsGovernmentPoliticalPoliticsTermTreatsFunctionClaimsPressesConvictionRingsPropagandaEngagedOfficialsReportsDeceitReverenceRoyaltyReservedExaggeratedElected OfficialsGovernment Lies Book:A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency Source: A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs. Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency