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<strong>Persuasion is to Unity What Coercion is to Conformity</strong>

Persuasion is to Unity What Coercion is to Conformity

November 12, 2022 by Doug “Uncola” Lynn: . Where there is no law there is no freedom. - John Locke . Morality is doing what is right regardless of what you are told. Obedience is doing what is told regardless of what is right. ― H.L. Mencken . It would be easy to speculate ad … Continue reading Persuasion is to Unity What Coercion is to Conformity →

Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984”

Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984”

April 21, 2017 by Uncola:   Definition of UTOPIA 1: an imaginary and indefinitely remote place 2: a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions 3:   an impractical scheme for social improvement   Definition of DYSTOPIA 1: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives 2: literature: anti-utopia … Continue reading Prisons of Pleasure or Pain: Huxley’s “Brave New World” vs. Orwell’s “1984” →