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BarkellWH
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 RE: Examples of good English. (in reply to guitarbuddha)
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In the nineteenth century British parliament, William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli were arch-enemies. During one contentious session, Disraeli was advocating for a program to which Gladstone vehemently objected. The exchange occurred as follows.
Gladstone, vehemently denouncing both Disraeli and Disraeli's advocacy of the program: "...and furthermore, sir, you shall end your days either on the gallows or of a foul disease."
To which Disraeli, not missing a beat, responded: "That, sir, will depend upon whether I embrace your principles or your mistress."
Cheers,
Bill
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And the end of the fight is a tombstone white,
With the name of the late deceased,
And the epitaph drear, "A fool lies here,
Who tried to hustle the East."
--Rudyard Kipling
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Date May 29 2013 1:09:26
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Richard Jernigan
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RE: Examples of good English. (in reply to guitarbuddha)
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Lord Melbourne served as Home Secretary, and twice as Prime Minister. He was known for adherence to principle, warmheartedness and his ready wit. He was a member of the Whig party. One day during a political crisis he was ascending the steps of the Houses of Parliament while a prominent Tory was coming down.
"Good morning, Milord," said the Tory, "and how is your pot boiling today?"
"i seldom go into the kitchen," replied Melbourne, "but my cook tells me that the scum still rises to the top."
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For those unfamiliar with British customs, it is customary for coversation to continue, or even to begin while standing side by side at the urinal trough in the men's room. One day Winston Churchill entered the men's room in the House of Commons and encountered Aneurin Bevan, a prominent member of the Labour Party. Instead of making small talk, Churchill went to the far end, as far from Bevan as he could get.
Bevan spoke up, "What's the matter Winnie, not feeling sociable today, are we?"
"No, it's just that that whenever you socialist chaps see something big, you want to nationalize it."
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Date May 29 2013 4:44:05
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guitarbuddha
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RE: Examples of good English. (in reply to Paul Magnussen)
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ORIGINAL: Paul Magnussen
And here’s an interesting one, even if you don’t agree with it:
In my study of communist societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of communist propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore the less it corresponded to reality the better.
When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself.
One’s standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think that if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to.
Theodore Dalrymple
LOOK.
In my study of FASCIST societies, I came to the conclusion that the purpose of FASCIST propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore the less it corresponded to reality the better.
When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself.
One’s standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think that if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to.
Too easy isn't it. Here are the steps.
1. Choose a universal observation which is true of all societies.
2. Choose a target.
3. Insist that the observation only applies to the target.
4. Choose a style of language which you know will appeal to your constituency.
5. Ensure that you flatter the intelligence of your constituency by pointing out the stupidity of the target.
6. (AND THIS ONE IS IMPORTANT) Ensure that you are the epitomy of hypocrisy in your statements. eg.
'In my study of THEODORE DALRYMPLE'S quote , I came to the conclusion that the purpose of HIS propaganda was not to persuade or convince, nor to inform, but to humiliate; and therefore the less it corresponded to reality the better.
When people are forced to remain silent when they are being told the most obvious lies, or even worse when they are forced to repeat the lies themselves, they lose once and for all their sense of probity. To assent to obvious lies is to co-operate with evil, and in some small way to become evil oneself.
One’s standing to resist anything is thus eroded, and even destroyed. A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think that if you examine MR DALRYMPLE' S ARGUMENT, it has the same effect and is intended to.'
In the much more full and honest article by Orwell he takes great pains to select targets from a wide cross section of the political spectrum. And frankly he attacks this kind of hogwash much more masterfully than I could ever hope to.
But Mr Dalrymple would be hard pressed in his profession if he was an intellectually honest man. Nor would he have as many admirers, people love 'style' (uurgh, this is style!!) over substance.
D.
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