κρῠπτός • (krŭptós) concealed, hidden, secret Δίσκος • (dískos) quoit, disc, discus Most reasonable people would grant that privacy is a function of liberty. — Edward Snowden Picture the »
In an effort to influence the jury, the court may have insinuated that Helen Duncan’s paranormal abilities were implausible, but the wider establishment was more than likely less skeptical; indeed, the authorities were even given to employing psychics of their own, according to some sources... »
The Totalitarian Tiptoe theory is so unsettling because it is a simple but diabolical twist on the dialectical worldview. The modus operandi: to gradually acclimatise the collective consciousness by sneaky dialectical methods to the teleology of totalitarianism. »
If you want to punish a common or garden psychopath (also, sociopath), it is advisable to move out of their direct sphere of influence first. It is better to let the authorities deal with them wherever possible, but the best way to punish a psychopath is through exposure. »
This rare experiment in absolute democracy has caused a shockwave through the Establishment and exposes the real fault-lines in British politics, which don’t actually fall along traditional party political lines, but are roughly forming into two distinct divisions: Eurocrats and Democrats. »