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...But of these sophisms and elenchs of merchandise I skill not...
Milton, Areopagitica

Except he had found the
standing sea-rock that even this last
Temptation breaks on; quieter than death but lovelier; peace
that quiets the desire even of praising it.

Jeffers, Meditation On Saviors


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16.6.03


{I'm a contrarian at heart. so it may be just that, or it may be worth pondering. but the idea that whatever cabal is behind Bush and Blair's soulless puppetry will just cave in to the truth as it wells up from below seems a little naive to me. naive and dangerous. I've tried here a few times to get the idea clearly stated, that we were most all of us raised to think that merely showing someone the illogic of their actions was enough to win. though of course experience in the real world contradicts that. bosses, spouses, other drivers, the real relationships take shape around the dynamic of power, always.
who can do what to or for whom.
we're talking about impeaching a man who rode a coup into the presidency. the odds of, again, whatever power was really operating in that just rolling over are not good. rather it seems likely they'll stage a more convincing excuse to clamp down as hard as necessary to maintain their stolen positions.
I don't see that as hopeless, not at all, but it doesn't look easy. or peaceful.}

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