This was my pinned tweet when I was on Twitter. Somebody said “These
were the characteristics of the Soviet red Chekists”, as if it was an argumentative ju-jitsu.
With l’esprit de l’escalier I see I should have replied that indeed they were - just as they’re characteristic of the blue Chekists
were the characteristics of the Soviet red Chekists”, as if it was an argumentative ju-jitsu.
With l’esprit de l’escalier I see I should have replied that indeed they were - just as they’re characteristic of the blue Chekists
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Umberto Eco’s List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
#3. The cult of action for action’s sake. “Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection. Thinking is a form of emasculation.”
#3. The cult of action for action’s sake. “Action being beautiful in itself, it must be taken before, or without, any previous reflection. Thinking is a form of emasculation.”
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