• cqthca@reddthat.com
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    8 months ago

    Having not read the story or care to: sometimes a peaceful crowd will go mad. hence there is a phrase “the madness of crowds”

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      8 months ago

      Having not read this comment nor caring to do so: Sometimes people post the first thought that comes to their mind even if it only barely relates to the topic.

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        7 months ago

        it is simply true. sometimes a peaceful crowd will go mad. hence there is a phrase “the madness of crowds”

        check out the dancing mania of the 14th-17th centuries

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          7 months ago

          Starting off your post with “Having not read the story” then wildly speculating and referencing some mania from centuries ago makes you look bad.

          I. NO INVESTIGATION, NO RIGHT TO SPEAK

          If you don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t wildly speculate in a way that gives plausible deniability to Israeli genocide.

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      8 months ago

      Yes, in western society we often have hundreds of people pushing and shoving to desperately get food. The preferred solution to this is to mow them down with chainguns and RPGs. Happened in Toronto last Tuesday again.

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      8 months ago

      Having not read the story: sometimes humans shoot at other humans who they have been trained view as subhuman

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      8 months ago

      Having not read the story

      I. NO INVESTIGATION, NO RIGHT TO SPEAK

      Unless you have investigated a problem, you will be deprived of the right to speak on it. Isn’t that too harsh? Not in the least. When you have not probed into a problem, into the present facts and its past history, and know nothing of its essentials, whatever you say about it will undoubtedly be nonsense. Talking nonsense solves no problems, as everyone knows, so why is it unjust to deprive you of the right to speak? Quite a few comrades always keep their eyes shut and talk nonsense, and for a Communist that is disgraceful. How can a Communist keep his eyes shut and talk nonsense?

      It won’ t do!

      It won’t do!

      You must investigate!

      You must not talk nonsense!

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        7 months ago

        I have to read stuff>? What is this, the mid 20th century? I’ll just wait till the mini-series comes out. I said was …sometimes a peaceful crowd will go mad. hence there is a phrase “the madness of crowds” === which is a true statement

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      8 months ago

      No one gains anything from your comment if it’s not informed by the discussion the rest of us are having. Consider just keeping it to yourself next time.