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Originally Posted by CDSmith
There are a few other good posts in this thread,
this one is one of if not the best so far, in my opinion.
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/tiphat
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Originally Posted by Rhesus
Such arguments only hold true in primal societies
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If you think we've moved beyond being a "primal" species, I think you're fooling yourself.
Was Nazi Germany a primal society? What about Bolshevik Russia? How about Modern-Day China?
'The first step to enslaving a man is disarming him.' I think Machiavelli said something like that... and while most might agree he was a bit of an ass, I think everyone can agree he epitomized the being a logical pragmatist.