[Noisebridge-discuss] Get the F Out!

[Martin Bogomolni]

As with all conspiracy theorists, arguing with one is like yelling at
a brick wall.   Sometimes it makes you feel better, but it
accomplishes little, leaves you sore, and the brick wall remains
staunchly brick-like.

-M


On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 8:07 PM, Garrett Smith <dhtmlkitchen at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/13/13, Gopiballava Flaherty <gopiballava at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 13, 2013, at 4:34 PM, maestro <maestro415 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> # used by nazis and others to assist in mass mind control(s)…
>>
>> The Nazis also injected methylene blue into people's eyes to try to change
>> their eye color. Didn't work.
>>
>> The implicit assumption here - that we should consider a belief more likely
>> true because it was held by the Nazis - is utterly ridiculous.
>>
> That's your assumption. Says more about you than anything else.
>
> Fluoridation is based on junk science. Some liken it to Nazi science
> or tobacco science and bs ala Edward Bernays, who is himself largely
> responsible for water fluoridation, pushing toxic byproduct of IG
> Farben subsidiary ALCOA.
>
> Bernays, a nephew to Sigmund Freud, based his life off for his
> influential abilities. I'll end this with a quote from Bernays:
>
> | The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits
> | and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic
> | society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society
> | constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of
> | our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed,
> | our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a
> | logical result of the way in which our democratic society is
> | organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner
> | if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. [...]
> | In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of
> | politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking,
> | we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons [...] who
> | understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses.
> | It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.
>
> Propaganda, Edward Bernays
> --
> Garrett
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