The Gun In The Room

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Suverans2, posted on July 25, 2012

"The first thing I want you to realize is that the primary tool or WEAPON terrocrats use to subjugate, control, and dominate their victims is WORDS. By "terrocrat" I mean "coercive political agent" or "terrorist bureaucrat." A terrocrat is always an individual human being.

Please think about this issue. How often has a terrocrat stuck a gun in your face and said, "Pay your taxes or else?" Compare this to the number of times terrocrats have sent you pieces of paper with words on them, telling you what to do or what not to do -- and what penalties you may be subjected to, if you don't obey? … I don't care how much thought you have to put into this, but it's absolutely vital that you understand that the primary means terrocrats use to subjugate, control, and dominate their victims is words. " ~ Frederick Mann

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Samarami, posted on July 26, 2012

When I click the link I get some "lost liberty cafe" site not related to the topic.

I'm presuming this refers to Stefan Molyneux's 2006 piece by the same name. In it, Stefan subtly refers to reification, except he uses the term "euphemisms". I think it's quite effective the way Stefan responds to a poster who was favoring "the government" by substituting the word "rape" wherever the poster used "government".

"Terrocrat" is also an excellent substitution where one wishes to convey the real meaning and "...to ward off the continual oily drizzle of words and phrases designed to obscure the simple reality of state violence..."

Sam

 

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