(urth) The Politics of Gene Wolfe

brunians at brunians.org brunians at brunians.org
Tue Jul 6 22:02:33 PDT 2010


First you want information, then you don't want information.

You don't know what you want.

.


> I said, "So what"?
>
> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>> I actually have information.
>>
>> What information would you like?
>>
>> .
>>
>>
>>
>>> Right.
>>>
>>> Yes, of course it was. So what?
>>>
>>> Do you actually have any information?
>>>
>>> We can't know if you don't say what you're talking about---but of
>>> course
>>> you never do.
>>>
>>> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>>
>>>> They weren't.
>>>>
>>>> It was ordinary practice to arm your slaves when you moved about in
>>>> dangerous territory.
>>>>
>>>> You mistakenly believe that I am as ignorant as you.
>>>>
>>>> Please do not assume that you know in detail what I am talking about.
>>>>
>>>> Ask questions to elicit information.
>>>>
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> As was mine!
>>>>>
>>>>> I admit; I lied. I WAS being a little facetious.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I really don't think the Founders were concerned about armed
>>>>> white
>>>>> men killing blacks. First, the rhetoric hadn't heated up to the point
>>>>> where it was 100 years later. You could still teach black slaves to
>>>>> read. Second, they would have been more concerned, however
>>>>> unrealistically, about armed black slaves killing whites, but again
>>>>> see
>>>>> point #1. Indians were far more of a "problem" (i.e., scapegoat).
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you support slaveowners' right to arm themselves against slave
>>>>> uprisings? Do you support the right of slaves to arm themselves
>>>>> against
>>>>> their "owners"?
>>>>>
>>>>> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Of Reality, David, specifically as it manifests in human behavior.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is a rhetorical question.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> .
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Of Brunianism? Very.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> brunians at brunians.org wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Of course fascism hadn't been invented yet. Nor had lynching and
>>>>>>>>> armed
>>>>>>>>> race riots.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How ignorant are you, exactly?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> .
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
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