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New I hate revisionistic histories
There is one woman I have to deal with who is so inclined. It really seems to me that she believes, "If I don't remember it, then nobody else can as well!"

Huh? You really think I won't remember X, and Y, and...?

While I can understand the wish, does this ever actually work for anyone?

Cheers,
Ben
"... I couldn't see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything."
--Richard Feynman
New It works for those in power
because people are either scared for their jobs,
or it works for those who are so valuable, its "OK".

This means when they say something that is WRONG, everyone
else in the room does a quick knowing meeting of the eyes
with everyone else, and decides to let it pass.

It's always fun explaining to the new guy, who is about
to interrupt and correct the speaker, that it's just better
to shut up. Not that it's dangerous, just unproductive.
New But when you run a government, a court the same way -
New Define "works"
If you mean that people who have other reasons to have people not talk get people to ignore the stupidity, well OK.

That doesn't translate into it "working" for any real definitions of work though. After all the same people would be perfectly able to admit the same truths and survive them. So what does pretense buy them? Not having to feel that they lost face?

Wouldn't be worth it for me...

Cheers,
Ben
"... I couldn't see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything."
--Richard Feynman
     Be careful who you step on, on the way up - (broomberg) - (12)
         DEEEEEEP BREATH!!!! - (folkert)
         I couldn't do that. You're brave. -NT - (static) - (2)
             Nah - (broomberg) - (1)
                 My former job - (orion)
         I hate revisionistic histories - (ben_tilly) - (3)
             It works for those in power - (broomberg) - (2)
                 But when you run a government, a court the same way - -NT - (Ashton)
                 Define "works" - (ben_tilly)
         Respect! - (Meerkat) - (3)
             Important word, that.. - (Ashton)
             OT: Interesting, Teutonic usage. - (CRConrad) - (1)
                 Don't remember where I first got it from... - (Meerkat)

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