tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post1842423203545142456..comments2023-09-30T10:36:23.154-05:00Comments on Accidental Historian: Remember that Bit Where I Said Chris Hedges is Useless?Gedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-40769640642335807822010-05-10T20:41:05.232-05:002010-05-10T20:41:05.232-05:00PF:
Wanna hear my Chris Hedges dogwhistle: "...PF:<br /><br />Wanna hear my Chris Hedges dogwhistle: "blahblahblahChrisHedgesSucksblah."<br /><br />Rhino:<br /><br />But mentioning reality means his entire thesis falls apart. You don't want to mention that, do you?<br /><br />Hell, as I recall, Socrates was accused of atheism during his trial...Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-47587121554084482842010-05-10T19:29:55.025-05:002010-05-10T19:29:55.025-05:00Socrates was not killed for challenging the gods o...Socrates was not killed for challenging the gods or destiny either. What he challenged was the power of men, specifically "might makes right" and the value of democracy. He really did more of the opposite of what is being claimed. Everyone knew the heresy charge was bullshit, but since it was practically a sham trial to get rid of a troublemaker, no one cared.Rhino of Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10609356564527659197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-31307634447745748932010-05-10T15:11:50.885-05:002010-05-10T15:11:50.885-05:00I think Hedges has descended to writing entirely i...I think Hedges has descended to writing entirely in dog whistle. Don't even try to understand it, just do what my dog does:<br /><br />blahblahblahGOODDOGblahblahblahTREATblahblahblahWALKblahblahblah<br /><br />So, with Hedges, we have:<br /><br />blahblahblahNIETZSCHEblahblahblahGODblahblahblahLIBERALblahblahblahOILblahblahblahPersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.com